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® December 25 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 26
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Work Enters the ‘Last Mile’ on New England Thruway
W.F. Delauter to Celebrate 65 Years in Business…10
Family Roots Run Deep for H.O. Penn…14
A Manitowoc 11000-1 crawler crane hoists a new steel bridge girder into place.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction crews are in the midst of a $135 million infrastructure project that will complete reconstruction of the final mile of a section of the New England Thruway (I-95) that carries traffic from New York City to the Connecticut border. The work marks the end of a long and Produce Biz Plans Massive Greenhouse…18
often challenging undertaking. “Over the past several decades, 14 miles of I95 in the Bronx, Pelham, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Harrison and Rye have been reconstructed, with the remaining mile from exit 22 to the Connecticut state line left to be complete,” said Richard Lee, New York State Thruway Authority chief engineer. Completing the ‘Last Mile’ is significant, because it will
bring the roadway to modern standards, increase safety and improve travel for the 140,000 motorists who travel this stretch daily, as well as improve the quality of life for the residents who live nearby.” Construction is expected to be completed in 2021. Lee said having come so far on the New England Thruway project is extremely see THRUWAY page 32
TZC Files Lawsuit Against NYS Thruway Authority
Table of Contents ................4 By Brenda Ruggiero
Paving Section..............41-59
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Tappan Zee Constructors
Mini & Compact Equipment LLC (TZC) and its law firm, Section ..........................63-89 Peckar & Abramson P.C, have filed a lawsuit against the New
Parts Section....................102 York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA)
concerning
the
Snow & Ice Section..103-106 release of certain documents related to the Governor Mario
Business Calendar ..........108 M. Cuomo Bridge. Auction Section ......110-120 Advertisers Index ............118
According to the lawsuit, which was filed with the Albany (N.Y.) County Clerk on Nov. 19, the petitioners requested documents pursuant
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to the Public Officers Law (the Freedom of Information Law or FOIL) more than 18 months ago. “The respondent has had more than a reasonable amount of time to locate and produce the requested documents and has never asserted a specific objection to petitioners’ request,” the lawsuit reads. It states that the records are necessary for petitioners to fully present certain claims that TZC has asserted against NYSTA arising out of the construction project known as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, formally the Tappan Zee Hudson see LAWSUIT page 24