…And just like that the eastern portion of what remained of the Tappan Zee bridge came down at 10:52am yesterday. A large explosion followed a smaller blast, sending the bridge into the river. Marine salvage experts will remove the material from the river over the next few weeks, and the debris will be salvaged and recycled. The western portion of the bridge is expected to be taken down piece by piece later this year. Rockland state Senator David Carlucci says he’s more concerned about the future price of crossing the new bridge…
Tolls on the bridge are frozen until 2020. The current charge to go from Rockland to Westchester is $4.75 with EZ-Pass or $5 toll by mail. A report done in 2017 estimated the bridge toll could more than double to over $11 next year.