*** Tappenzee Bridge Closed In Both Directions ***

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TZB crane collapses, shuts down traffic on span
Steve Lieberman, [e-mail] 12:35 p.m. EDT July 19, 2016
A crane is believed to have fallen onto a car.

Crane collapse

A crane collapsed onto the Tappan Zee Bridge and shut down the span this afternoon.

The crane reportedly fell onto a car on the bridge around noon, South Nyack-Grand View police Chief Brent Newbury said. State police said all lanes on the bridge were closed in both directions.

Newbury said he expects "a traffic nightmare." Rockland County Executive Ed Day said county emergency services were on their way to the scene, and that some first responders from Westchester County were en route as well.

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1. (Update) At least two people are injured, police said.

A crane collapsed onto the Tappan Zee Bridge at about noon today, shutting down travel in both directions on the span.

Police said people jumped from the span as a construction crane for the new bridge crashed onto the old span around noon.

At least two people are injured, police said.

TZB crane collapses; traffic stopped, 2 injured
Steve Lieberman, [e-mail] 12:53 p.m. EDT July 19, 2016
A crane is believed to have fallen onto a car.


A crane collapsed onto the Tappan Zee Bridge at about noon today, shutting down travel in both directions on the span.

Police said people jumped from the span as a construction crane for the new bridge crashed onto the old span around noon.

At least two people are injured, police said.

South Nyack-Grand View police Chief Brent Newbury said he expects "a traffic nightmare."

“One of the questions is how much if any structural damage did it cause to the bridge and how do they get the crane lifted,” said Rockland Sheriff's Chief William Barbera, who said the county's marine boat is at the scene. “There might long term damage and might take hours to open the bridge.”

Drivers stuck in traffic on the Thruway in Rockland County said they saw various emergency personnel, including a Rockland Mobile Care ambulance and a Briarcliff Manor fire truck. Drivers were seen leaning out their cars to take photos and videos of the traffic.

Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said that there obviously has to be a review as to the oversight on the massive project. … “everybody who goes over the bridge expects that they are going to be able to travel safely. … it’s unacceptable for any accident to occur on a construction project like this.”

Alternate routes for drivers who need to get across the Hudson River are the Bear Mountain Bridge to the north and the George Washington Bridge to the south.

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2. This is one VERY long bridge because

the Hudson is one VERY wide river.

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3. It's a mess