Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ralph Goldsmith, a longtime Stony Point resident who witnessed the original dedication of Stony Point’s Farley Bridge in 1922, drove a vintage fire truck over the newly rebuilt James A. Farley Memorial Bridge. The first phase of the project began in April with the demolition of the original 360-foot-long, 87-year-old bridge [...]
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more...A Beach Road Makeover: Haverstraw
April 22nd, 2010 by Bart
I sat down today to write about how so many things have changed in North Rockland in the past 20 years, and I realized that the one place that hasn’t changed is Beach Road in Haverstraw. I think it’s time has finally come. Beach Road has become a weekly and sometimes daily destination for many [...]
Stony Point Bridge: 129 Feet Later
September 13th, 2009 by Bart
The James A Farley Bridge job is moving at along at a breakneck pace, and with a large majority of the bridge completed as we write this post. Working overtime and weekends, Harrison and Burrowes have certainly worked hard to get this job done in a fast and efficient manner. Many thanks to the Town [...]
The Farley Bridge
May 23rd, 2009 by Bart
Two weeks after demolition of the Farley Bridge, there is no doubt this job is running full speed. Even though traffic patterns have changed, it looks like the fragile economy and general lack of activity in the quarries and plants around Stony Point has made this the perfect time to do this job. Now, if [...]
Are the Short Clove bids out of wack?
April 20th, 2008 by Bart
As we all know, traffic in North Rockland is getting worse but there are a number of new jobs in the offing that will help reduce the strain. The problem is getting the job done in a reasonable and organized manner. Some of the most recent infrastructure jobs in both Haverstraw’s lacked some finishing touches, like detour signs and flagmen, which [...]