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Tappan Zee Bridge: Work won't begin until summer, Astorino says

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)

Crews are likely to begin preparations for construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge soon, but probably will not start work on the bridge itself until at least late June, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said Thursday.

"The staging will probably begin in a month or so and some actual work will probably begin in the summer," said Astorino, responding to a question from the audience after...

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