Saturday, March 30, 2013

"Raise the Roadway" Bayonne Bridge Project | Clean Water Action

"Raise the Roadway" Bayonne Bridge Project | Clean Water Action: "New Jersey Environmental Federation staff testified this February at the U.S. Coast Guard hearing in Newark on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) “Raise the Roadway” project for the Bayonne Bridge. The a project would raise the bridge 64 feet to make room for the new generation of supersized Panamax ships. Project proponents claim it will be a tremendous economic achievement and feat of engineering brilliance, yet have failed to conduct a thorough review of the project’s environmental and public health impacts."

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Kim Gaddy begins the public meeting on raising the Bayonne Bridge to allow expansion of Port Newark (NJ) on Vimeo

Kim Gaddy begins the public meeting on raising the Bayonne Bridge to allow expansion of Port Newark (NJ) on Vimeo: "On March 19, 2013 the Newark (NJ) Environmental Commission and the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance jointly sponsored a public meeting to discuss a proposal to raise the Bayonne Bridge to allow a major expansion of Port Newark and Port Elizabeth. "

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Toll collector charged with stealing thousands at Bayonne Bridge, other crossings: report | NJ.com

Toll collector charged with stealing thousands at Bayonne Bridge, other crossings: report | NJ.com: "Hundreds, if not thousands, of toll payments from drivers using the Bayonne Bridge went into a toll collector's pocket, the Staten Island Advance reported on its website today."

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

RAISING THE BAYONNE BRIDGE: YEAS AND NAYS | Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

RAISING THE BAYONNE BRIDGE: YEAS AND NAYS | Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance: "The raising of the Bayonne Bridge to allow passage of the bigger container ships that will begin to churn through the expanded Panama Canal on their way east in 2015 has spurred great debate. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey asserts that the billion dollar project will be an economic and environmental boon to the region, with newer, cleaner ships visiting the port and fewer vessel calls overall.

Some agree; others do not. Below are excerpts from statements by individuals, agencies and civic organizations. All submitted testimony may be read here."

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

ALIGN Comments on Bayonne Bridge Modification | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

ALIGN Comments on Bayonne Bridge Modification | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York: "On February 13, 2013, ALIGN provided feedback on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Modification of the Bayonne Bridge at the USCG Environmental Process Public Meeting in Newark, New Jersey.

To read the full testimony, please download."

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» Disagreement over the environmental impacts of the Bayonne Bridge project SSTI

» Disagreement over the environmental impacts of the Bayonne Bridge project SSTI: "Two federal agencies, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, do not agree on the assessment of the environmental impacts of raising the Bayonne Bridge from 150 feet of clearance to 215 feet of clearance over the Kill Van Kull between Bayonne, NJ, and Staten Island, NY.  On January 4, the Coast Guard announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA), which considered the reasonably foreseeable environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposed modification of the historic Bayonne Bridge."

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