FEDS HOPE TO BRIDGE GAP OVER BRONX GREENWAY PLAN
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
A troubled bridge over Bronx water has greenway advocates singing a melancholy tune and the federal government scrambling to save the planned span.
Part of the Bronx River Greenway, the bridge over an Amtrak rail line will eventually carry pedestrians and cyclists between two new waterfront parks and complete the scenic route.
But the bridge project is now years behind schedule, due to a squabble between Amtrak and the state Department of Transportation and has lost its funding.
