Use Accelerated Bridge Construction Techniques When Building Ashford Avenue Bridge

When Westchester County builds the new Ashford Ave bridge they should consider using accelerated bridge construction techniques - a collection of technologies and methods that received attention by the NY Times in April of this year  under the headline"Did Someone Order an Instant Bridge?".

This accelerated bridge construction can cut months and possibly years off the bridge construction process. Massachusetts is currently taking advantage of this process.

Last year the state of Massachusetts replaced 14 bridges on interstate 93 over 10 weekends.  In contrast, the Popham Road bridge  that links Edgemont to Scarsdale has been under construction for over two years and is still not finished!  Westchester County recently announced that reconstruction of the Crane Road Bridge on the Bronx River Parkway will take 34 months to be completed. Westchester County recently announced that work on the Ashford Ave bridge could start in 2015 and be completed in the winter of 2017. This is the best case scenerio--assumingthat all goes well - no cost overruns and no delays. The last time bridge work took place on the Ashford Ave bridge there were many delays.

It's my hope that county officials will explore the new bridge construction technology and determine if the new bridge could be built in less than two years. Motorists in Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Hastings and Ardsley who cross the bridge daily would benefit tremendously..