Directs multiple New York transportation authorities to study specific bridges for structural integrity against large vessel impacts.
The bill mandates the Department of Transportation, the Bridge Authority, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, the Thruway Authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to study certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports. Each authority must assess whether these bridges have the structural integrity to withstand impacts from large vessels such as cargo ships, oil tankers, and cruise ships.
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