Cuomo Calls For Feasibility Study For Bridge Between Long Island, NYS Mainland
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he wants to spend $5 million on a feasibility study that will make it easier to get on and off Long Island.
As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported, Cuomo declared that the state is done with the patch-and-fix mentality, and said is time to build a new infrastructure for a new generation.
"Why can't you have a bridge that goes from Nassau to Westchester or the Bronx?" he asked.
Cuomo said such a bridge would save cars and trucks hours on the highway. He also dismissed those who claimed the points he has in mind are too far apart to be connected by a bridge.
"Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 23 miles, built in 1964," he said. "Don't tell me we can't do it."
The idea has been proposed 10 times since the 1960s, but has never gone anywhere, Lamb reported.
