Dive summary:
- One thing seems clear: The bridge that replaces the steel-truss Tappan Zee Bridge over the wide expanse of the Hudson River north of New York City will be a cable-stayed design.
- That's because the top three proposals unveiled by the New York State Thruway Authority all employ the technique that is becoming a standard, but the authority says it still has not picked a winner.
- An advisory group of architects, engineers and artists has put its support behind one proposal, reportedly designed by a group led by Fluor, and that one also has cost on its side, with the lower price tag, $3.142 billion.
From the article:
"As cable-stayed construction has become more commonplace for bridges in the span range of the Tappan Zee, it has become more and more difficult for engineers to distinguish their designs," says John Hillman, senior associate with Teng & Associates, Inc. ...
