New Tappan Zee Bridge - wikipedia New Tappan Zee Bridge New Tappan Zee Bridge New Tappan Zee Bridge while under construction, one week before its official opening Coordinates 41 ° 04 ′ 17 '' N 73 ° 53 ′ 28 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.07139 ° N 73.89111 ° W ﻿ / 41.07139 ; - 73.89111 Coordinates : 41 ° 04 ′ 17 '' N 73 ° 53 ′ 28 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.07139 ° N 73.89111 ° W ﻿ / 41.07139 ; - 73.89111 Carries 8 lanes ( 4 northbound / westbound, 4 southbound / eastbound ) of I - 87 / I - 287 / New York Thruway Crosses Hudson River Locale Connecting South Nyack ( Rockland County ) and Tarrytown ( Westchester County ) Official name Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Other name ( s ) New NY Bridge Maintained by New York State Thruway Authority Characteristics Design dual - span cable - stayed twin bridge History Construction start 2013 Construction cost $3.9 billion ( 2013 project budget ) Opened August 26, 2017 ( westbound span ) June 15, 2018 ( project completion ) Statistics Daily traffic 138,000 + ( 2011 est ) The New Tappan Zee Bridge, also known as the New NY Bridge and officially named the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge after the late former governor Mario Cuomo, is a twin cable - stayed bridge being built to replace the current original Tappan Zee Bridge over New York 's Hudson River. The new bridges are to the north of and roughly parallel to the existing Tappan Zee Bridge, and cross the Hudson River in a parallel east - to - west direction. In the final configuration, the north span will carry the northbound traffic of I - 87, westbound traffic of I - 287, and a bicycle / pedestrian path, with the south span that will carry southbound and eastbound traffic of I - 87 and I - 287, respectively. Construction began in 2013, and at 1 : 36 A.M. on August 26, 2017, the north span officially opened to westbound traffic. Eastbound traffic was switched onto the same span on October 6, 2017. Tappan Zee Constructers are currently demolishing the old bridge and completing the south span, which eastbound traffic will use once complete. Both spans are expected to be operational by June 15, 2018. Contents 1 Background 2 Construction progress 3 Public transportation 4 See also 5 References 6 External links 7 Further reading 8 External links Background The original Tappan Zee Bridge, built in a period of material shortages during the Korean War The original Tappan Zee Bridge was a cantilever bridge built during 1952 -- 1955. The bridge was 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) long and spanned the Hudson at its second - widest point. The Tappan Zee river crossing was named by 17th century Dutch settlers. The Tappan Zee Bridge, along with the smaller Bear Mountain Bridge, are the only crossings of the stretch of the Hudson between Westchester and Rockland counties, both of which are part of New York City 's populous northern suburbs. The deteriorating structure bore an average of 138,000 vehicles per day, substantially more traffic than its designed capacity. During its first decade, the bridge carried fewer than 40,000 vehicles per day. Part of the justification for replacing the bridge stemmed from its construction immediately following the Korean War on a low budget of only $81 million. Unlike other major bridges in metropolitan New York, the Tappan Zee Bridge was designed to last only 50 years. The new bridge is intended to last at least 100 years. The collapse of Minnesota 's I - 35W Mississippi River bridge in 2007 raised worries about the Tappan Zee Bridge 's structural integrity. These concerns, together with traffic overcapacity and increased maintenance costs, escalated the serious discussions already ongoing about replacing the Tappan Zee with a tunnel or a new bridge. Six options were identified and submitted for project study and environmental review. Construction progress Under construction, day view ( left, May 2017 ) and night view ( right, September 2016 ) The Federal Highway Administration issued a report in October 2011 designating the Tappan Zee 's replacement to be a dual - span twin bridge. The new bridge is now under construction a few yards to the north of the existing bridge, and will connect to the existing highway approaches of the New York State Thruway ( I - 87 / I - 287 ) on both river banks. Construction began as scheduled during October 2013, with completion targeted for 2017. After some delays, the project is currently expected to be completed by June 15, 2018 at a cost of $3.98 billion. Originally, some motorists thought that bridge tolls could more than double ( to $12 - $15 for automobiles, eastbound only ), rising to those of New York City 's Hudson River crossings. However, the state passed legislation freezing the toll on the bridge at $5 through 2020 in its 2016 legislative session. Aerial view of the new Tappan Zee Bridge currently being constructed next to the existing Tappan Zee Bridge ( August 2016 ) The new Tappan Zee Bridge was proposed to include four vehicle lanes on each span, for a total of eight lanes, as well as a shared - use bicycle and pedestrian path. Like its predecessor, the new Tappan Zee Bridge is to be administered by the New York State Thruway Authority. The authority is project co-sponsor, along with the state Department of Transportation. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council added the Tappan Zee Bridge to its list of projects eligible for federal funds in August 2012. The United States Department of Transportation approved the plan on September 25, 2012. The approval process took fewer than 10 months as opposed to the traditional multi-year process as a result of being placed on a `` fast track '' for approval by the Obama Administration. On December 17, 2012, New York state officials dropped their proposal for a 45 percent increase on the state Thruway toll for trucks, while advancing a $3.14 billion project to replace the bridge. The new Tappan Zee Bridge was built by Tappan Zee Constructors, a design - build LLC composed of Fluor Corporation, American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast and Traylor Bros. The Left Coast Lifter was used to install groups of pre-assembled girders one full span at a time. By the end of 2013, General Electric had completed four seasons of dredging to remove contaminants from the river bottom. Approximately 70 percent of the sediments targeted for dredging were removed ( totaling more than 1,900,000 cubic yards ( 1,500,000 m ) of sediment ). The project timeline originally indicated that the old bridge would be closed in 2016 and that the demolition of the old bridge would begin in February 2017, however, that timeline has since been amended. The first span of the bridge opened to westbound traffic on August 26, 2017. Eastbound traffic was moved onto the same span on October 6, 2017 so that demolition on the old bridge can begin in order to allow the completion of the south span. The project is expected to be completed by June 15, 2018. When completed, the new Tappan Zee Bridge will be one of the widest cable - stay bridges on the planet, with a combined deck width across both decks of almost 184 feet ( 56 m ) -- barely one foot ( 30 cm ) wider than the relatively `` short - span '', cable - stayed Leonard Zakim Bridge in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, itself already 183 feet wide. Turkey 's 3rd Bosphorus bridge, completed in 2016, has been built with a single deck almost 194 feet ( 59 m ) wide, and the Tappan Zee Bridge will also be one of the longest cable - stayed spans in the nation. On July 19, 2016, a crane used for construction of the bridge collapsed onto the existing older bridge. Five people were injured, including three drivers and two bridge workers ; no one was killed or critically injured. Governor Andrew Cuomo successfully pushed through legislation to name the bridge after his father, the late Governor Mario Cuomo on June 29, 2017. This has been met with stiff criticism as a Reclaim New York Initiative poll of Rockland and Westchester county residents found only 14.7 % of respondents support the new name. Many have cited the timing of the NYS legislature vote at the last session before the summer term ended and the last chance to enact a budget for NYS. The new northbound / westbound span opened on August 26, 2017. Southbound / eastbound traffic remained on the existing span until October 6, 2017, when it was shifted to the new northbound / westbound span to allow for the completion of the new southbound / eastbound span. Public Transportation West of the Tappan Zee, the 680,000 residents of Rockland and Orange counties currently have very limited mass transit to New York City via the Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line commuter rail services. The bridge plan includes as an objective merely, `` Providing a crossing that does not preclude future trans - Hudson transit services. '' A proposed bus rapid transit system using the new bridge was shelved as too expensive. However, the bridge was structurally built for expansion of the BRT at a later date in mind. Also the new bridge is built to consider a later date expansion which would include a commuter rail. The existing Tarrytown station of the Metro - North Railroad 's Hudson Line is located about 2,000 feet ( 610 m ) from the new bridge 's eastern landing. In 2011, the state estimated that a bus connector to the station would add about $151 million, or about 3 percent to projected costs of the new bridge. Responding to widespread concerns about the lack of new public transit service, bridge planners agreed only to a `` dedicated express bus lane '' in each direction for use during rush hour. See also Bridges portal Hudson Valley portal New York portal List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River References Jump up ^ `` About the Project ''. The New NY Bridge. New York State Thruway Authority. Retrieved October 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Twitter ''. mobile.twitter.com. ^ Jump up to : DeWitt, Scott Willis, Karen. `` Gov. Cuomo Opens Thruway Bridge Across the Hudson Amid Questions About Tolls ''. Jump up ^ http://visitnyack.org/2017/08/22/tzb-west-span-open/ Jump up ^ http://www.hvmag.com/The-New-Tappan-Zee-Bridge-Check-Out-These-Photos/ Jump up ^ `` The New NY Bridge Project ''. www.newnybridge.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Berger, Joseph ( August 24, 2017 ). `` Bridge of Grand Ambitions Is Set to Open at the Tappan Zee '' -- via NYTimes.com. Jump up ^ http://westchester.news12.com/story/36477525/traffic-set-to-switch-on-new-gov-mario-cuomo-bridge Jump up ^ McGeehan, Patrick ( January 17, 2006 ). `` A Bridge That Has Nowhere Left to Go ''. The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` NY proposes steep toll increases for new Tappan Zee bridge ''. Reuters. August 4, 2012. Some alternatives to the Tappan Zee bridge are already more expensive. The George Washington Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River south of the Tappan Zee, has a cash toll of US $12, which is expected to rise to $15 in 2015. Jump up ^ `` Tappan Zee Bridge has received ' poor ' ratings ''. Poughkeepsie Journal. Gannett News Service. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2008. Jump up ^ Thruway Authority ; MTA Metro - North Railroad ( June 2003 ). `` Long List of Level 1 Alternatives ''. Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement. New York State. Retrieved November 7, 2011. Jump up ^ Zhao, Yilu ( July 24, 2003 ). `` From 156 Options, Down to 15 Ways to Go on Tappan Zee ''. New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2011. Jump up ^ Dept of Transportation ; Thruway Authority ; MTA Metro - North Railroad ( January 2006 ). `` Alternatives Analysis Report, Level 2 ''. Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement. New York State. Retrieved November 7, 2011. ^ Jump up to : US Federal Highway Administration ( October 13, 2011 ). `` Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project Scoping Information Packet '' ( PDF ). Retrieved October 26, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Governor Cuomo Announces Beginning of Formal Construction of the New NY Bridge to Replace Tappan Zee ''. Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. 2014 - 09 - 28. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ `` New Tappan Zee construction starts ''. New York Post. Associated Press. 2013 - 10 - 16. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ Haughney, Christine ( October 11, 2011 ). `` U.S. Says It Will Expedite Approval to Replace Deteriorating Tappan Zee Bridge ''. New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2011. The state will pay for the project by issuing $3 billion in bonds against its toll revenues ; the remaining $2.2 billion will be financed with loans from labor pension funds and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. Jump up ^ `` About ''. The New NY Bridge Project. October 12, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Tappan Zee tolls frozen until 2020 ''. News 12 Westchester. News 12 Networks. April 7, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Plotch, Philip Mark. Politics Across the Hudson : The Tappan Zee Megaproject. Rutgers University Press, New Jersey ( 2015 ). p. 165 - 168 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Bloomberg Businessweek, September 25, 2012 Jump up ^ `` New York State Advances $3.1 Billion Plan To Replace Tappan Zee Bridge ''. CBS News New York. Retrieved December 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing ''. October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Hudson River PCB Dredging Project ''. Hudsondredging.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` About the project ''. New York State Thruway Authority. Retrieved June 12, 2016. Jump up ^ Massachusetts Department of Transportation. `` MassDOT -- The Big Dig -- Tunnels and Bridges -- The Cable - stayed Bridge ''. Retrieved April 5, 2014. Girders, floor beams and two planes of cables support the bridge 's 745 - foot - long, 183 - foot - wide main span. Jump up ^ `` Design Feature ''. Jump up ^ `` Crane collapse on Tappan Zee Bridge injures at least 5 ; all lanes closed in both directions ''. NY Daily News. Retrieved July 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Four Hurt When Crane collapses onto Tappan Zee Bridge ''. NY Post. Retrieved July 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Poll : Downstate residents dislike naming Tappan Zee bridge for Mario Cuomo ''. Capitol Confidential. 2017 - 07 - 11. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Tappan Zee Bridge gets new name : The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge ''. Lohud / The Journal News. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Opening day on new Tappan Zee Bridge shows sleek design, new features ''. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Watch drone video of New York 's new Tappan Zee Bridge ''. USA TODAY. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rockland - bound traffic to begin traveling on new Tappan Zee Bridge ''. ABC7 New York. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Kazis, Noah ( July 12, 2012 ). `` Even a Paltry $150 M For Tappan Zee Transit Is Too Much For Andrew Cuomo ''. Streetsblog NYC. OpenPlans. Retrieved August 4, 2012. ' This is a red herring that it 's going to cost $5 billion to do BRT and therefore we 're not going to do anything, ' said Jeff Zupan, a senior fellow with the Regional Plan Association. Jump up ^ Nicosia, Mareesa ( August 15, 2012 ). `` New Tappan Zee Bridge : Nyack residents voice traffic, noise, toll concerns ''. The Journal News. Westchester & Rockland Counties, New York. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2012. ( E ) ight general - purpose lanes would be flanked on each side by wide shoulders, which would allow emergency vehicles to pass traffic. One shoulder on each side of the bridge would serve as a dedicated express bus lane. External links More renderings of the new bridge. Further reading Plotch, Philip Mark ( 2015 ). Politics Across the Hudson - The Tappan Zee Megaproject. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8135 - 7249 - 9. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Tappan Zee Bridge. The New NY Bridge ( official Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project site ) Tappan Zee Bridge / I - 287 Environmental Review project site ( archived March 15, 2016 ) Crossings of the Hudson River Upstream Haverstraw -- Ossining Ferry New Tappan Zee Bridge Downstream George Washington Bridge Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Tappan_Zee_Bridge&oldid=807230540 '' Categories : Bridges over the Hudson River New York State Thruway Authority Transportation in Rockland County, New York Transportation in Westchester County, New York Proposed bridges in the United States Road bridges in New York ( state ) Proposed buildings and structures in New York ( state ) Cable - stayed bridges in the United States Hidden categories : Wikipedia pages move - protected due to vandalism Use mdy dates from August 2017 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 October 2017, at 18 : 41. 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Question: when did construction start on the new tappan zee bridge
Answer: 2013