8. The New Kosciuszko Bridge Came With a Hefty Price Tag

At $555 million, the new Kosciuszko Bridge is the largest single contract in the history of the New York State Department of Transportation. No wonder Cuomo invoked the spirit of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the grand opening. As he stated during the ceremony, “If you want to continue to grow; if you want to continue to lead; you have to continue to build.”

The new Koscuiszko is the first major bridge built in New York City in fifty years. “For too long we have been relying on the legacy of our grandparents,” Cuomo noted. As some bridge enthusiasts have wondered, the price tag also included a restoration of the historical plaques (shown above).