U.S. Forest Service packers Robin Connell and John Leader unload building equipment on June 15, 2025, from their mules at the site of a new bridge on the Maah Daah Hey Trail in western North Dakota.

The consortium that built the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge sued the New York State Thruway Authority Friday, the latest salvo in a three-year legal battle over nearly $1 billion in disputed costs.