Dive Brief:

• Complaints are piling up about the noise that constructing the new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River in New York State is inflicting on nearby residents.
• The state required the consortium building the bridge, Tappan Zee Contractors, and the agency that owns the span, the New York State Thruway Authority, to put $20 million in an account for such things, and now $5 million will go toward windows to keep out the noise.
• A condominium complex, a cooperative and an apartment complex will get the new glass first, but getting to everyone will take a while, officials said.

Dive Insight:

The $20 million for impact reduction is small change in the $3.9 billion budget for the new bridge, but it is important money to the people who live with the pinging noise of the piles being driven. Windows and sliding glass doors for the buildings are custom-made, and the first ones will not likely be in place until July.