Tagged: infrastructure

Rep. Brian Higgins (NY-27) says the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will conduct a cost-benefit analysis of alternatives to the Buffalo Skyway.

The NYSDOT says rehabilitating the 55-year-old bridge will cost more than $100 million over the next 20 years.  Higgins and others have advocated tearing down the elevated structure for years, saying the costs associated with maintaining it should be put to better use.

As New York sorts out how to spend millions of federal dollars for railroad upgrades, officials in Albany and Rensselaer are hoping some of that money can help restore a pedestrian and bike pathway over the Hudson River to reconnect the two cities.

The Livingston Avenue Bridge is over 100 years old. It can still carry trains over the river, but it's nearing the end of its life, and its pedestrian walkway has been closed since the mid 1980's.