Garofano Construction Co. v. State

Claimant contracted with the State of New York for separation of grades of Underhill Boad and Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County. Claimant agreed to build a reinforced concrete arch bridge to carry the road over the parkway. The bridge had to be poured on falsework which would support it until the concrete set and which would then be removed. According to the original plan the falsework was to be supported by steel beams to afford a clear span of more than sixty-three feet in order that there would be no obstructions on the four-lane parkway and traffic could keep moving thereon…