New span opens to westbound motorists with safety messages, speed limit

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Last Thursday, Thruway workers barricaded the Thruway entrance at Route 119 in Tarrytown prior to striping lanes and switching traffic to a brand new bridge connecting Tarrytown to South Nyack. Drivers stopped at the now-flashing light to inquire why. That’s when a worker instructed them to follow the Route […]

NEW WESTBOUND TAPPAN ZEE OPENS TO MOTORISTS FRIDAY NIGHT

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NEW WESTBOUND TAPPAN ZEE OPENS TO MOTORISTS FRIDAY NIGHT

BY JANIE ROSMAN Tomorrow is a long-anticipated day: the westbound span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge will open to westbound motorists. The media was offered a peek at the $3.1-mile, $3.98 billion project today, its first since the eight main span towers were finished in December. Since then, crews have been working to complete that […]