NY Times: Cuomo Offered Incentives to Open Namesake Bridge Before Primary

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered the builder of a bridge named after his late father incentives to complete it before Thursday's gubernatorial primary, but the project was delayed after engineers warned of a "potentially dangerous situation" on a neighboring bridge that could affect the new structure, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Citing an "internal document" outlining the terms for building the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to connect two suburban counties, the Times disclosed that the structure was to be completed on Aug. 24.

To meet the deadline, Cuomo administration officials offered to absorb extra costs and to reduce liability to the contractor, Tappan Zee Constructors, for any potential traffic accidents in the process.

The eastbound span of the bridge was to open Saturday, and Cuomo held an "elaborate" ceremony the day before that included a "laudatory speech by Hillary Clinton," according to the Times.

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