New York State has entered the next stage to secure a $1.5-billion federal loan for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced March 8. The state, which is seeking a low-interest loan to help finance and lower bridge tolls for the $3.9-billion project, had applied for a $2-billion loan under the U.S. Dept. of Transportation's (DOT) Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program.   The NYS Thruway Authority awarded the design-build contract last December to Fluor-led consortium Tappan Zee Constructors, which bid $3.142 billion for the project.   In his March 8 announcement, Cuomo said the

Rendering courtesy of New York State Thruway Authority This replacement for the aging Tappan Zee Bridge (above) will have a dual-span design, with construction set to take about five years. Peter Sanderson oversaw construction of the replacement I-35W bridge in Minneapolis in 2008. Related Links: Mixing Social and Structural Skills, Project Leaders Guided Historic Rebuild in Minnesota Tappan Zee Bridge Advances, With HNTB Named Owner's Engineer The project manager who helped oversee the speedy replacement of the collapsed Interstate-35W bridge in Minneapolis is now set to run one of the largest bridge projects in the nation.The New York State Thruway

The New York State Thruway Authority has named HNTB as owner's engineer for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project.

The world didn’t come to an end in 2012, but at least the wait for the re-authorization of the federal transportation funding bill did.

It's official: The New York State Thruway Authority has chosen a $3.14-billion bid by Tappan Zee Constructors as the plan for the next version of the 3.1-mile-long, 57-year-old Tappan Zee bridge.

State officials in New York displayed for the first time the proposed designs for a new Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River.

New York State officials have apparently selected a Fluor Corp.-led team to continue negotiations for the contract to design and build the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River, an estimated $5.2 billion-contract, according to several industry sources close to the competition and a published report.

New York state transportation officials and industry participants are scrambling to meet Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to have work under way later this year on the $5-billion-plus replacement of the aging Tappan Zee Bridge.