The Metro-North Railroad and Mount Vernon, N.Y., will work to replace up to three priority bridges that carry vehicular traffic over Metro-North's New Haven Line tracks in downtown Mount Vernon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sept. 29.
The bridges are at Tenth Avenue, Sixth Avenue and North 14th Avenue.
The design and replacement project is estimated to cost $10 million with the bulk of the funding -- $7 million -- to be provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital program. Metro-North is an MTA unit. State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, has secured another $1.3 million.
Mount Vernon anticipates receiving $1.8 million in federal funds obtained by the office of U.S. Rep. Elliot Engel.
Once full funding is secured, Metro-North will solicit contractors for the necessary design and construction work. Upon completing the design and finalizing cost estimates, the parties will determine whether three or two bridges will be replaced based on the available funding.
