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Cuomo announces start of Goethals Bridge replacement project

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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)

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/cuomo_announces_start_of_goethals_bridge_replacement_project.html#incart_river