Overhaul of George Washington Bridge Begins
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The first face of an $863 million, 10-year overhaul of the George Washington Bridge is set to begin tonight. The upper-level lanes of the George Washington Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River, are patterned with potholes, cracks, and ruts.
The disrepair of the bridge is caused in a large part by heavy truck traffic on the upper lanes, since trucks were banned from the bridge’s lower levels for security reasons after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Last year, the Port Authority spent $1.2 million on emergency repairs. The Port Authority spending $10.3 million to repave it, officials said yesterday.
The upper deck lanes will be closed between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through November. The project is expected to be complete in April.
