Garofano Construction Co. v. State

The claimant had entered into a contract with the State for the construction of a bridge to carry a local highway over the Taconic State Parkway. The contract called for the continuance of two lanes of uninterrupted vehicle traffic in each direction on the parkway while the work was in progress. It was originally contemplated that the temporary falsework to be used during the construction period would be supported by steel beams forming a single steel span, so that there would be *307no obstruction of the parkway traffic. However, because of the shortage of steel during the Korean War, steel…