After Times Union Expose, Republicans Want Investigation Into Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
All 43 members of the Assembly Republican Conference today requested a federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation into the safety of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.
This follows a similar call from Senator Joe Griffo (R-Rome) to Senator James Skoufis (D-Woodbury), chair of the state Senate’s Investigations and Government Operations Committee, to open a state investigation.
Both calls follow a blockbuster report published Sunday by the Albany Times Union.
According to the paper’s reporting, "a whistleblower sounded the alarm, experts described the potential peril to the span, [and] the state’s investigation was lackluster."
Read more: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ny-state-of-politics/2021/03/10/after-times-union-expose--republicans-want-investigation-into-governor-mario-m--cuomo-bridge
(Spectrum News)
