NEW YORK (AP) - New York City’s overworked Kosciuszko (kuh-SHOOS’-koh) Bridge is getting a new span in April - and parts of the old bridge will be blown up over the summer.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells WCBS (https://cbsloc.al/2mljUFg ) that the demolition will speed up the bridge project by seven to nine months.
When it’s completed in 2020, there will be two spans connecting Brooklyn and Queens: one in each direction.
An estimated 185,000 vehicles cross the rusting, 78-year-old bridge every day. Cuomo says it was built for 10,000.
The governor says he remembers being stuck in traffic on the bridge as a kid - and his dad laying on the horn.
In addition to reducing congestion, the new bridge will have colorful LED lights that can be changed for special events.
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Information from: WCBS-TV, https://www.cbs2ny.com
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