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Governor Opens Western Span of $3.9B Mario M. Cuomo Bridge

Gov. Cuomo stressed that the $3.9-billion project being developed by the consortium Tappan Zee Constructors under a Design-Build contract is on time and on budget. The entire project is expected to be completed sometime in 2018.

By John Jordan | johnjordan | Updated on August 25, 2017

Gov. Cuomo drove on the new bridge span in a 1955 Corvette with Armando "Chick" Galella of Sleepy Hollow, who drove the same model year Corvette as part of the inaugural procession that crossed the Tappan Zee Bridge on Dec. 15, 1955. Gov. Cuomo drove on the new bridge span in a 1955 Corvette with Armando “Chick” Galella of Sleepy Hollow, who drove the same model year Corvette as part of the inaugural procession that crossed the Tappan Zee Bridge on Dec. 15, 1955. Credit: New York State Thruway Authority

TARRYTOWN, NY—The $3.98-billion project to replace the aging Tappan Zee Bridge here has reached a significant milestone—the impending opening of the western span of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

More than 800 business, organized labor and political leaders gathered on Thursday for a pre-opening event staged on the new western span. The event was held a day before the newly named Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which is scheduled to partially open to four lanes of Rockland County-bound traffic overnight tonight ( Friday, August 25).

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