Cuomo announces start of Goethals Bridge replacement project
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced the start of construction of a new Goethals Bridge, a $1.5 billion project to replace the aging and congested span that links Linden and Staten Island across the Arthur Kill.
Preliminary work began in December after more than a decade of planning and environmental reviews. A contract was awarded in April 2013 to a consortium known as NYNJ Link Partnership.
Under a public-private partnership, the agreement calls for the group to invest $100 million to build the bridge and maintain it for 40 years. Nearly $1 billion of the cost will come from bonds and low-cost federal loans. (Strunsky/Star-Ledger)
Nothing good can come of this. Anything that makes it easier for people from Staten Island to get to Jersey is bad.