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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 3261129, member: 716"]
According to a designer involved with the project, construction was supposed to run from 2019 to 2021. (It was clear that Cuomo wanted to force this through as close to his reelection as possible.) But they haven't begun work in the city.

They are sprinting to complete some sections elsewhere, though. On the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge over the Hudson (formerly a two-lane bridge with wide shoulders and no pedestrian access) they've shifted all traffic to the north side, built Jersey barriers on the south, and are starting to build pedestrian and bike approach infrastructure on the south side of 199. This offers some hint as to whether this will be "done right."

On the other hand, two years ago they did an incredible job reconfiguring the interchange at the approach to the next bridge north (Rip Van Winkle) where 23 meets 9G. They installed decorative lighting, a roundabout to replace the high-speed slip and through lanes, and a parking/interpretive signage area. There are pedestrians on the protected bridge walkway all the time, in any weather.

How they're going to connect those areas is anybody's guess. The designer told me it's going to follow the 9G right-of-way. 9G is a 55-mph state highway with no shoulders and no room to expand.
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