Thruway bridge work planned
TARRYTOWN — The state Thruway Authority will start a two-year $13.9 million project that includes a 270-foot-long pedestrian bridge over the Thruway I-87/I-287, meant to improve access and safety for pedestrians and cyclists, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said Tuesday.
The work will be along South Broadway Route 9 in the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County. The project will extend the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge side path south to Lyndhurst Mansion. The state Department of Transportation is a partner on the project.
It will also:
Widen the ramps at Thruway Interchange 9 leading to and from South Broadway.
Add a second left turn lane from South Broadway to the southbound Thruway entrance ramp.
Install a traffic signal on South Broadway at Paulding Avenue to make it safer for motorists to turn.
Repair and resurface South Broadway from Route 119 to just south of Gracemere Lane.
Relocate a village water main onto the South Broadway bridge.
The pedestrian bridge will be 14 feet wide and built in 11 segments by LMC Industrial Contractors of Avon and connected on-site. Expected to be erected later this year, the bridge will be located on the west (Hudson River) side of South Broadway. Starting this week, crews will begin tree clearing and grubbing in anticipation of excavation activities within the South Broadway bridge work zone. That will be followed by construction of new concrete bridge abutments on either side of the Thruway. Most work will be in the daytime. The Exit 9 ramps will be reduced to one lane as needed for some construction activities.
Gianfia Corporation of Hawthorne was awarded the contract after a competitive bidding process, the governor’s office said.