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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Bridge maintenance and new projects
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Commissioner Rodriguez outlines ongoing efforts and new projects related to bridge maintenance and repair.
- DOT continues critical projects to maintain 809 bridges and 4 tunnels in a state of good repair
- An additional $42 million is allocated for the East 25th Street pedestrian bridge over the FDR, tied to the Science Park and Research Campus in Kips Bay
- The budget baselines $3.2 million and 10 headcount between bridges and planning divisions to support inspection and repair of overhead sign structures
- A new dedicated program is being created to replace over 50-year-old signs on highways throughout the city
Ydanis Rodriguez
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On bridges, we continue our critical project to maintain eight zero nine bridges and four tunnels in a state of good repair.
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This budget provides an additional 42,000,000 for the East 25 twenty twenty fifth pedestrian bridges over the FDR tied to the Science Park And Research Campus on Kipps Bay.
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Which will be a first of its kind job.
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An educational center in the heart of New York City.
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In this budget, the Adams administration also baseline 3,200,000.0 and 10 headcount between our bridges and planning divisions to support the inspection and repair of overhead sign structures.
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With these funds, we are creating a first ever dedicated program to replace the over fifty years signs on the highways throughout the city In stable handling then on a case by case basis with in house resources as we have previously done.