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NY in stiff competition for federal funding for Tappan Zee

A view of the Tappan Zee Bridge from

Photo credit: Chris Serico | A view of the Tappan Zee Bridge from the Riverwalk Park in Tarrytown. (Feb. 28, 2012)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is facing a growing list of competitors in its bid to secure $2.9 billion in low-interest federal loans to help bankroll the Tappan Zee Bridge project.

Nineteen projects are now vying for the $17 billion pool of federal transportation dollars made available this summer under a program that hands out loans at rock-bottom interest rates for states and cities...

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