State Reports Belie Cuomo’s Claim That Tappan Zee Transit Will Cost $5B

Governor Andrew Cuomo claims that a bus rapid transit system would cost $5 billion to build. But newly released state documents show that number includes billions of dollars in highway improvements, with transit costs actually much lower. Depending on the scenario, the administration is counting between $1 billion and $3 billion in highway costs (the [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/07/11/state-reports-belie-cuomos-claim-that-tappan-zee-transit-will-cost-5b/

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