How much did New Tappan Zee Bridge cost to build?
The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the new Tappan Zee Bridge, is the twin-span cable-stayed crossing of the Hudson River between Rockland and Westchester counties that replaced the 1955 Tappan Zee Bridge. The design-build contract was awarded to Tappan Zee Constructors in January 2013, dredging began in August 2013, the first span opened to traffic on 25 August 2017 and both spans were open in September 2018. Officials describe it as a 3.98 billion dollar project of about 3.1 miles.
Reported project cost
$3.98 billion
Cost basis: 2018
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How the cost changed
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Reported project cost
2018$3.98 billion
cbcny.orgContract value
2013$3.142 billion
hudsonvalleypost.comPublished project estimate
2017$4 billion
hudsonvalleypost.comProject metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthHudson Valley Post
- 4,989 m
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