State officials have kept mum this summer on the future plans for the Tappan Zee Bridge, but they have hired Merrill Lynch, a leading financial advisory company, to try to figure out how to pay for the multi-billion dollar project.

Merrill Lynch will look at all financing strategies, including raising tolls, bonding and leasing the bridge [...]

Been a bit busy today, but NJ Transit said today it will buy 50 more multilevel cars for $76 million.

The cars, which are already used on several lines, will boost capacity and literally give riders more legroom.

Anyway, the full press release is below.

The state Thruway Authority will be doing blasting near Exit 17 on the Thruway as part of its project to connect the highway with Interstate 84.

Periodic traffic stoppages on I-84 and I-87 will occur between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on I-84 at Exit 7 (Union Ave., Rte. 300), on I-87 at Exit 17 (Newburgh, [...]

Rockland rail commuters who travel the Main/Bergen line may be in for a rough ride home today.

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Waldwick, N.J., shortly before 2 p.m. today and is blocking two of three available tracks on the line, a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman said. The Main/Bergen line turns into the Port Jervis [...]

My co-worker, David Schepp, told me about this article in the New York Times over the weekend.

It gives Rockland residents one more reason to buy their gas in Jersey.

A culvert replacement project will close South Mountain Road in New City from Hemlock Trail and Tioga Court starting tomorrow.

A detour will be put in place, and barricades will be installed across the two-lane road.

Work on the project, which is in the vicinity of 569 South Mountain Road, will begin Monday.

That part of South Mountain [...]

Drivers who use the Thruway now can receive up-to-the-minute traffic conditions on the state Thruway Authority’s Web site.

Regional advisory messages, similar to those broadcast on the authority’s Highway Advisory Radio stations, have been added to the online map. The messages are available in both text and audio format.

Transport of Rockland (TOR) 93 will be detoured while Viola Road is closed between Route 202 and Spook Rock Road in Ramapo.

United Water of New York is replacing water pipes beneath the road in that area.

During the closure of Viola Road, TOR 93 will travel on Route 202 past Viola Road, and then turn onto [...]

Kaser Bus Service, which provides weekday commuter bus service between Kaser, a predominately Hasidic village in Ramapo, and Sullivan County, plans to raise it fares on Aug. 1 to keep up with rising gas prices.

The cost for a book of 40 tickets, which are good for a month, will rise 25 percent, from $120 to [...]

Here’s what will be happening on the Tappan Zee Bridge next week.

Scheduled repairs:

• Monday: Right lane Rockland-bound closed for bridge maintenance from milepost 13.1 to 16.1 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.

• Tuesday: Right lane Rockland-bound closed for bridge maintenance from milepost 13.1 to 16.1 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.

• Wednesday: Right lane Westchester-bound [...]

Transport of Rockland has altered one of its bus routes in Stony Point while a major Route 9W bridge is closed to heavy vehicles.

Vehicles weighing more than 20,000 pounds are banned from the the James A. Farley Memorial Bridge while it undergoes an in-depth inspection following the discovery of corrosion on the span.

TOR 94 will [...]

The James A. Farley Memorial Bridge on Route 9W in Stony Point will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday for inspections and repairs, the state Department of Transportation confirmed today.

A detour will be provided for local traffic.

The DOT late last month issued a red flag, the most severe, for [...]

JetBlue Airways will consider expanding its service at Stewart International Airport, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said in a release today.

Following news that AirTran Airways would be ending service at the Orange County airport on Sept. 3 due to rising jet fuel prices, Schumer, D-NY, called JetBlue CEO Dave Barger. JetBlue is committed to staying at [...]

Starting Monday, June 23, Transport of Rockland (TOR) buses in Nyack will pick up and drop off on South Franklin Street instead of Cedar Street because of road construction.

The temporary bus stop will be on South Franklin Street between Burd Street and Depew Avenue, one block south of Main Street. TOR buses will not stop [...]

PATH train service between 33rd Street in Manhattan and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations in New Jersey will be suspended in both directions through this evening’s rush hour, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced this afternoon.

A track fire between the Christopher and 9th Street stations damaged a power cable damage [...]