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NY DOT’s Estimate for HOV Lane Extension Is ‘Astronomical’
Councilmember Steven Matteo wants a detailed cost breakdown of extending the HOV lane on the Staten Island Expressway, which the state has estimated to cost as much as $800 million and has been debated for years.
Erik Bascome, Staten Island Advance
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January 5, 2021
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(TNS) As we enter 2021, the five-year fight to extend the HOV lane on the Staten Island Expressway (SIE) wages on, now with an exorbitant price tag hovering over the proposed project.
Since 2017, Councilman Steven Matteo ( R-Mid-Island) has petitioned Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to extend the borough s HOV lane to span the entire length of the Staten Island Expressway, from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the Goethals Bridge. ....

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