ALBANY, N.Y.—A hotly anticipated decision on fracking won’t come before Gov. Andrew Cuomo stands for re-election. Same for an announcement of higher tolls on the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
The multibillion-dollar Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project is set to receive a low-interest loan of $511 million in federal money via the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), administered by the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC).
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s task force recommended expansion of the bus-rapid-transit network in the Lower Hudson Valley to support the new Tappan Zee Bridge
Federal approval was announced Tuesday for the new Tappan Zee Bridge, but financing plans remain murky and one environmental watchdog group may take legal action.
Tolls for the new Tappan Zee Bridge, when and if it’s built, will be around $14, according to the Journal News. Larry Schwartz, secretary to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, estimated the price at a recent community meeting about the bridge.
The conflict over whether or not a new Tappan Zee Bridge should include Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) became more tenuous this week as previously unreleased state cost analysis showed the $5 billion price tag may be misleading.