Nine steel girders now connect the eastbound abutment to a concrete pier near the Rockland shoreline.
Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC) this week completed the installation of nine steel girders above River Road and Piermont Avenue, bringing the eastbound span’s Rockland landing closer to completion.
With the girders in place, TZC will no longer require 20-minute traffic stops in the area, which borders South Nyack and Grand View. The remaining work above River Road/Piermont Avenue will involve installing cross frames between the girders, providing additional support to the structure.
Motorists should expect traffic on River Road/Piermont Avenue to be reduced to a single lane controlled by flag persons between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily, concluding this Friday.
The 135-foot-long girders will allow TZC to complete the concrete roadway and connect the eastbound span to the New York State Thruway in the coming weeks.
The installation of road deck panels, scheduled to occur weekdays from May 23 to May 30, will require daily periodic 5-minute traffic stops in the area between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Flag persons will be on site to facilitate the lane closings and maintain traffic safety.
Following the work at the Rockland shore, TZC will install girders on the adjacent span.
When the operation is complete, TZC will have raised and placed more than 100,000 tons of American forged steel for the twin-span crossing. If laid end-to-end, the steel would stretch for more than 30 miles, greater than the distance between South Nyack and the Statue of Liberty.
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