Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Marks One Year Down

Written by Lanning Taliaferro

The first year of construction on the new bridge across the Tappan Zee brought new traffic lanes, noise problems, and a lot to look at, above all.

The NY Bridge Project Team marked the occasion with a status update. They also included this fantastic photo of the forms for the first two columns.

October 16, 2014 marked the first anniversary of permanent construction operations on the New NY Bridge project, and the past year has seen exceptional progress on the foundations of the new crossing. Looking ahead, the project is poised to make even greater and more visible strides in the coming year.

As of early October, Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) has installed nearly two thirds of the project’s foundation piles, more than 750 to date. These steel tubes are driven hundreds of feet into the riverbed to create solid footholds for the bridge. The largest piles are six feet in diameter and nearly 400 feet in length.

Read the whole article, check on last year’s work and learn more about what’s coming in 2015 on the bridge website.

Photo Credit: New York State Thruway Authority.