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Commuters win with low bid for Tappan Zee project

An artist's rendition of the design for the

Photo credit: NYnewbridge.com | An artist's rendition of the design for the new Tappan Zee Bridge that was selected by a panel of experts as the best value among the three proposals submitted. The winning design must be approved by the State Thruway Authority. (Dec. 5, 2012)

Commuters were the real winners in the sweepstakes to build a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge as contractors with an eye toward the harsh realities of a struggling economy cut their profit margin to the bone, members of the panel that vetted the proposals told Newsday on Thursday.The panelists said that the three construction consortiums competing for the bridge contract seemed hungry for...

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