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The chairman of the New York Senate’s watchdog committee announced Monday his panel, in conjunction with other committees, is seeking records from the consortium that built the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge.
The statement by state Sen. James Skoufis, D-Cornwall, comes weeks after state Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Rome,
called on Skoufis’ Committee on Investigations and Government Operations to review the nearly $4 billion project after The Albany Times-Union’s report raised concerns regarding safety issues with the twin-span bridge.
“The Senate s Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, in partnership with the committees on Contracts and Procurement; Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions; and Transportation, issued an information and document request to Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC on Friday, April 23,” Skoufis said. “Ad
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A White Plains limousine driver, whose car was nearly struck by a falling crane in 2016, settled his lawsuit with Tappan Zee Constructors for $1.2 million.
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The soundness of the Mario Cuomo Bridge north of New York City should be investigated following reports of a potential cover-up over allegedly defective bolts, a New York Democrat told Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a letter this week.
The bridge, which carries travelers across the Hudson River, is named for a late former governor of New York who was the father of current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The elder Cuomo died on New Year s Day in 2015 at age 82.
In his letter, U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., asks Buttigieg to use your authority to open an investigation into these claims and [I] implore you to work with the New York State Department of Transportation to ensure proper inspections are conducted to assure the public of the safety of the bridge.
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Broken defective bolt used in construction of the Gov Mario M. Cuomo Bridge which cracked during its assembly at the Port of Coeymans is pictured on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. Some of the high strength bolts would snap under the first stage of torquing. Many were delivered to the job site with cracks already visible in the heads. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of5Buy PhotoA broken defective bolt used in construction of the Gov Mario M. Cuomo Bridge which snapped during its assembly at the Port of Coeymans is displayed on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. Some of the high strength bolts would snap under the first stage of torquing. Many were delivered to the job site with cracks already visible in the heads. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Un
But a spokesperson for the State Thruway Authority vigorously defended the bridge to
Capital Tonight, saying that extensive testing was done. Extensive studies. Extensive analysis. The traveling public needs to have confidence in this span.
That may be, but according to Sen. Griffo, better safe than sorry. He told
Capital Tonight that he wants an independent investigation and has a few ideas about who could spearhead it. There are a number of qualified engineering firms in the state of New York that could try to put this concern at rest, he said. And, or utilizing the universities that have expertise in engineering. And we have some prominent universities here in New York.