A Stephen Crane collapsed across the dyad of New York ’s Tappan Zee Bridge today , block traffic and wreaking mayhem on the state ’s longest bridge .
Photos and video from the scene show the extent of the collapse :
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The crane collapse just after noon near statute mile mark 15,NBC reported . Rockland County Executive Ed Day said three motorist and two bridge worker were bruise , fit in to Lohud .
“ Two auto had minor accidents in forefend the falling Harold Hart Crane , but miraculously there were no serious injuries whatsoever,”Cuomo told reporters . “ No vehicle actually strike the crane . The dealings was n’t that sonorous . We were very , very fortunate that the berth was n’t unfit . ”
Some damage to the bridge has been reported ; Ed Daytold Lohudthat there was a “ perforate through ” hole on one side of the bridgework , as well as a hole in the guard rail .
legal injury discovered on#TappanZeeBridgewill holdup lane reopening,#RocklandCounty Exec Ed Day says . No ETA for reopening .
— rocklandgov ( @rocklandgov)July 19 , 2016
The Grus was being used to build up a replacement bridge circuit for the Tappan Zee Bridge , twist of which is slated for culmination in2018and estimated to cost roughly$4 billion . The current Tappan Zee Bridge , whichopened in 1955and was only intended to last 50 years , is something of an infrastructure incubus . According to a2015 piecein the Atlantic , New York had to spend $ 300 million to fix the bridge ’s deck “ because five - pes - wide holes start opening up along the distich . ” Meanwhile , the on-going construction to replace the nosepiece was hold up for more than three decades in bureaucratic reddish tape and hand wringing .
This post has been update to reflect new info about the bit of injuries and lane re - openings .
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