Verrazzano Bridge’s multi-colored appearance explained: Inside the massive repainting project

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Notice something different about the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge?

If you’ve driven the span lately, you’ve probably seen some changes and a multi-colored patchwork appearance — all courtesy of a progressing $128.5 million paint job.

“The work involves removing the existing paint by blasting the tower steel to bare metal and applying a high-performance zinc primer, epoxy intermediate coat, and high-performance urethane finish coat,” a Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson told the Advance/SILive in January, when the work first became evident…

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