Amid MTA's disastrous Summer, Cuomo moves forward with expensive plan to turn NY's bridges into a light show

2017-07-20T14:58:00-04:00

The project, part of a broader plan called “New York Crossings,” would outfit the MTA’s seven bridges and two tunnels — and the Port Authority’s George Washington Bridge — with pulsating, multicolored LED lights that can be choreographed with each other, with the Empire State Building and with One World Trade.

MTA's crumbling infrastructure has been making headlines since April and the situation does not appear to be getting any better for NYC transiters; three-quarters of the city's subway lines are plagued by chronic delays and frustrated riders continue to overcrowd the system.

While the parties involved point fingers and place blame every which way they can, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has faced growing pressure to fix the system.

Among the list of complaints being lodged against the Chief of State, are critiques of his plan to turn the region's bridges into a choreographed light show in concert with the city's skyscrapers. The cost of the lighting scheme has not been revealed though an early internal estimate put the price tag at $350 mill. In addition, where funding will come from remains unclear—a spokesman for Cuomo stated that "this is definitively NOT being paid for by the MTA," though a meeting back in January had suggested otherwise. Regardless of who picks up the tab, c...

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Amid MTA's disastrous Summer, Cuomo moves forward with expensive plan to turn NY's bridges into a light show