when is the new tappan zee bridge going to be finished
by June 15, 2018 June 15, 2018
title: Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017) text: the old bridge. Construction began as scheduled during 2013, with completion projected for 2017. The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017. Southbound/eastbound traffic remained on the old span until October 6, 2017, when it was temporarily shifted to the newer northbound/westbound span. The old bridge was subsequently decommissioned. The replacement bridge project was expected to be completed by June 15, 2018 at a cost of $3.98 billion. After some delays, it was announced that the new southbound/eastbound span would open to traffic on September 8, 2018. However, the opening of the new eastbound span was delayed when a piece title: Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present) text: project was later expected to be completed by June 15, 2018, at a cost of $3.98 billion. However, the scheduled opening was later pushed back to mid-September. The new southbound/eastbound span was supposed to open to traffic on September 8, 2018. An opening ceremony was held on that date, but the traffic shift itself was delayed when a piece of the old bridge came loose on September 7 while being demolished. The opening of the eastbound span, which was away from the old bridge, was delayed until the old bridge could be stabilized. After the old bridge was stabilized, a title: Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present) text: new bridge. Six options were identified and submitted for project study and environmental review. The Federal Highway Administration issued a report in October 2011 designating the Tappan Zee's replacement to be a dual-span twin bridge. The new bridge was built a few yards to the north of the existing bridge, and connects to the existing highway approaches of the New York State Thruway (I-87/I-287) on both river banks. Construction began as scheduled during October 2013, with completion targeted for 2017. Originally, some motorists thought that bridge tolls could more than double (to $12-$15 for automobiles, eastbound only), rising to those title: Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present) text: new opening date was set for September 11, 2018. Upon completion, the new Tappan Zee Bridge became one of the widest cable-stayed bridges in the world, having a combined width across both decks of . The new spans equal the width of the relatively short-span, cable-stayed Leonard Zakim Bridge in Boston. Turkey's 3rd Bosphorus bridge, completed in 2016, has a single deck about wide. The bridge is intended to last at least 100 years. West of the Tappan Zee, the 680,000 residents of Rockland and Orange counties currently have very limited mass transit to New York City via NJ Transit's title: Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017) text: unanswered. The deteriorating structure bore an average of 138,000 vehicles per day by the end of its life, substantially more traffic than its designed capacity. Unlike other major bridges in metropolitan New York, the Tappan Zee was designed to last only 50 years due to material shortages during the Korean War at the time of its construction. In total, the bridge was open for 61 years, 9 months, and 21 days. The new bridge is intended to last at least 100 years without any major repairs. The collapse of Minnesota's I-35W Mississippi River bridge in 2007 raised worries about the