In first month since toll hike, N.J. Turnpike truck traffic hits a skid | NJ.com

In first month since toll hike, N.J. Turnpike truck traffic hits a skid | NJ.com: "Keep on truckin’?

Not on the New Jersey Turnpike, where commercial traffic in January — the first month after a 53-percent toll hike — declined 7.5 percent compared with like days from last January."

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Bill calling for Port Authority reforms moves ahead in N.J. Senate | NJ.com

Bill calling for Port Authority reforms moves ahead in N.J. Senate | NJ.com:

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PANY s Foye Embraces New Audit - The Bond Buyer Article

PANY s Foye Embraces New Audit - The Bond Buyer Article: "Foye, previously secretary of economic development under Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said the $1 billion investment to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, which connects New York City’s Staten Island and Bayonne, N.J., will allow larger ships to enter the port. The Port of New York and New Jersey now handles 9,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) ships, with cargo volume up 4% in 2011. The port expects to have a 50-foot channel by 2014."

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NY accepts water ballast standard for shipping, averting economic crisis | SILive.com

NY accepts water ballast standard for shipping, averting economic crisis | SILive.com: ""We can now move to raise the Bayonne Bridge and expand operations at New York Container Terminal with a new berth, meaning more jobs, cheaper produce and goods," said Ed Kelly, Executive Director of the Maritime Association, "all thanks to the efforts of Sen. Savino and her colleagues.""

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Rounding Bergen Point 1 « tugster: a waterblog

Rounding Bergen Point 1 « tugster: a waterblog:

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GoPro Hero 2 over the Bayonne Bridge - YouTube

GoPro Hero 2 over the Bayonne Bridge - YouTube: "http://youtu.be/2g4DYItU3HM"

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N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority s Disarray Prompts Calls for Major Overhaul - The Bond Buyer Article

N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority s Disarray Prompts Calls for Major Overhaul - The Bond Buyer Article: "Critics say managing the World Trade Center is out of the wheelhouse for an agency founded on transportation infrastructure. Other current Port Authority projects include the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, the construction of a new Goethals Bridge and replacing the original cables on the George Washington Bridge. All three crossings connect parts of New York City with New Jersey."

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New P.A. chief vows reform, but no added toll break for Islanders | SILive.com

New P.A. chief vows reform, but no added toll break for Islanders | SILive.com: "Attention Staten Island drivers: That 10-trip a-month toll break you get when you cross Port Authority bridges?

Learn to love it, because that's all the residential toll relief you're going to get.

So said P.A. executive director Patrick Foye last week amid continued questions from the Advance about possible additional toll relief for the majority of Island drivers who take the Goethals or Bayonne bridges or Outerbridge Crossing once a week but no more."

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Eying the next generation of MTA megaprojects :: Second Ave. Sagas

Eying the next generation of MTA megaprojects :: Second Ave. Sagas: "I’m particularly excited for the Staten Island North Shore Rail the most. Here’s hoping that if it’s light rail, it will one day head over the Bayonne Bridge, and if its heavy rail, it will one day cross the Narrows. Staten Island deserves better transit. If there’s a tunnel to Secaucus, over a Staten Island Tunnel, I’ll be quite upset."

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Bayonne Bridge, Feb. 2012 - YouTube

Bayonne Bridge, Feb. 2012 - YouTube:

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The State Might Turn the Tappan Zee Bridge Into a Pedestrian Walkway -- Daily Intel

The State Might Turn the Tappan Zee Bridge Into a Pedestrian Walkway -- Daily Intel: "What once was a pipe dream is now looking like an actual possibility: When the state builds a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee, they might turn the current bridge into a walkway a little something like the High Line, only over water. It's expensive to demolish the thing — $150 million — so updating the bridge's function is looking more and more attractive to Governor Andrew Cuomo. Or, at least, it merits "further study," which is bureacrat-ese for attractive."

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73 years ago, Staten Island's version of 5th Avenue was located in Port Richmond | SILive.com

73 years ago, Staten Island's version of 5th Avenue was located in Port Richmond | SILive.com: "The year was 1938, and the Empire Theater, with its two distinctive towers, provided an imposing anchor in Port Richmond at 2094 Richmond Terrace. The theater was surrounded by a range of businesses on both sides of the busy thoroughfare near the ferry to Bayonne, N.J., and many more on what today is Port Richmond Avenue. "

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Hudson Reporter - A problem with trucks Residents complain about traffic along Seventh Street

Hudson Reporter - A problem with trucks Residents complain about traffic along Seventh Street: "For years, local residents complained about the screeching brakes, near misses, and routine fender benders that resulted from traffic exiting the Bayonne Bridge on the west side and rushing across town toward Broadway, heedless of Avenue C traffic while making the turn."

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Port Authority Remains Concerned About Natural Gas Pipeline into NYC - Natural Gas Watch.org

Port Authority Remains Concerned About Natural Gas Pipeline into NYC - Natural Gas Watch.org: "The PANYNJ received a proposed easements package from the Applicants dated 1/16/12 for the required permanent pipeline easements. In that package PANYNJ noted that the HDD alignment under the Bayonne Bridge has changed from the alignment provided in the DEIS and approved by PANYNJ on 10/7/11. That change came as a surprise to PANYNJ. It voided the 10/7 approval PANYNJ granted to Spectra for their DEIS HDD alignment under the Bayonne Bridge. Spectra may have changed other alignments. We respectfully request that when an alignment is being changed on any of our properties that PANYNJ be informed so we can review it and confirm if it will impact any of our existing or future facilities and/or infrastructure. Without good communication, the review/approval process will be impeded."

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Outs and Ins « tugster: a waterblog

Outs and Ins « tugster: a waterblog: Bridge pic.

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Record throughput at port of New York - IFW - ifw-net.com

Record throughput at port of New York - IFW - ifw-net.com: "Its plan to raise the road bed of the Bayonne Bridge will allow the new, larger post-panamax containerships to access the port terminals."

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Port Authority reports record growth in cargo volume - NJBIZ

Port Authority reports record growth in cargo volume - NJBIZ: "Recent multimillion-dollar investments in port and harbor projects from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have stemmed from record growth in cargo volume last year, agency officials said in prepared remarks.
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Bayonne Bridge at Night - Staten Island Museum

Bayonne Bridge at Night - Staten Island Museum:

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Port Authority gets no-confidence vote as it faces a daunting task to reform | Daily Record | dailyrecord.com

Port Authority gets no-confidence vote as it faces a daunting task to reform | Daily Record | dailyrecord.com: "Peters said the need for infrastructure projects such as new suspender cables for the George Washington Bridge, replacing the Goethals Bridge and raising the Bayonne Bridge to allow “mega” cargo ships to access the port has been known for years."

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Hampton Roads poised for cargo bonanza | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

Hampton Roads poised for cargo bonanza | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com: "The port's biggest problem is the Bayonne Bridge, which is too low for the biggest ships to pass under en route to four of its terminals. A $1 billion fix is planned, but the new bridge won't be ready until 2016 at the earliest, according to The Journal of Commerce."

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The Port Authority is currently undertaking programs to replace the Goethals Bridge and raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge. This presentation will give an overview of the programs including the scopes and some of the highlights of the conceptual design and describe the engineering challenges both present and future.

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Port Authority nabs five toll violators, publishes 'wall of shame' of top toll evaders | NJ.com

Port Authority nabs five toll violators, publishes 'wall of shame' of top toll evaders | NJ.com: "Five people were caught evading tolls going into New York City yesterday, part of renewed enforcement effort by Port Authority officials capped by yesterday's online publication of the top “toll cheats,” through December 2011, officials said."

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Bayonne Bridge - YouTube

Bayonne Bridge - YouTube: "http://youtu.be/en9fEHmFMjU"
Nice time lapse video.
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Port of NY-NJ Hit Record Container Traffic in 2011 | Journal of Commerce

Port of NY-NJ Hit Record Container Traffic in 2011 | Journal of Commerce: "The Port Authority continues engineering and design work on the plan to raise the roadbed of the Bayonne Bridge by 61 feet to accommodate new, larger post-Panamax vessels traveling to and from port terminals on the western side of the harbor. The bridge’s low air draft cannot accommodate the largest of these ships, which are expected to serve the port when the Panama Canal widening is complete."

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Arthur Kill Orange « tugster: a waterblog

Arthur Kill Orange « tugster: a waterblog: Nice bridge pics.

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Army Corps of Engineers removing last traces of historic Newark Bay railroad bridge | NJ.com

Army Corps of Engineers removing last traces of historic Newark Bay railroad bridge | NJ.com: "The bridge foundation in the Newark Bay that the Army Corps of Engineers aims to remove this week was once the Central Railroad of New Jersey Newark Bay Bridge, a vertical lift bridge that carried trains between Bayonne and Elizabeth."

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Natural wonders are all around us | Daily Record | dailyrecord.com

Natural wonders are all around us | Daily Record | dailyrecord.com: "The walkway is an ongoing project that will ultimately stretch over 18 miles from the George Washington Bridge to the Bayonne Bridge, connecting Palisades Interstate Park (another spectacular park), Liberty State Park, Liberty Science Center and a host of other landmarks and historic sites."

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Port Authority announces half billion dollar rehab project for George Washington Bridge | NJ.com

Port Authority announces half billion dollar rehab project for George Washington Bridge | NJ.com: "The Port Authority announced this week that it's putting revenue from recent toll hikes into the largest renovation of the George Washington Bridge in its 80 year history."

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GlobeSt.com - National Industrial Vacancy Continues Steady Decline - Daily News Article

GlobeSt.com - National Industrial Vacancy Continues Steady Decline - Daily News Article: "Other factors driving the local industrial market include several improvements being made to regional ports, bridges and tunnels. One project spurring much industrial activity is the $1 billion Bayonne Bridge reconstruction, which is linked to the Panama Canal expansion along both the Gulf and East Coasts."

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PA NY/NJ Meeting Agenda

Resolution on Agenda: Bayonne Bridge – Navigational Clearance Program – Increase in Planning Authorization and Authorization to Increase an Existing Professional Services Agreement

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Crackin’ the Bottom « tugster: a waterblog

Crackin’ the Bottom « tugster: a waterblog: Bridge photo.

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Bayonne Retro: The Bayonne Bridge

Bayonne Retro: The Bayonne Bridge:

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New Setback for Moynihan Station Plans - WSJ.com

New Setback for Moynihan Station Plans - WSJ.com: "Still to come this spring is the second half of that audit, which will review funding for a number of high-profile infrastructure projects—including replacing the Goethals Bridge, raising the level of the Bayonne Bridge and cable repairs on the George Washington Bridge—and the status of Moynihan Station."

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Blasting to begin in Newark Bay near Bayonne | NJ.com

Blasting to begin in Newark Bay near Bayonne | NJ.com: "The drilling is part of the Army Corps of Engineers' New York/New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project, intended to create deeper shipping lanes in Newark Bay and other local bodies of water."

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Will Michael Grimm Reject the House GOP Attack on His Constituents? | Streetsblog New York City

Will Michael Grimm Reject the House GOP Attack on His Constituents? | Streetsblog New York City: "Grimm also says he wants to see light rail across the Bayonne Bridge."

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Port Authority promises reforms, but no rollback in toll hikes | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com

Port Authority promises reforms, but no rollback in toll hikes | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com: "In a press conference before the Thursday meeting, Port Authority officials said the call by Assemblywoman Valarie Huttle, D-Bergen, to roll back the September toll increase cannot be done because of the need for money to fix three bridges."

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Feb. 12 — 18 - NYTimes.com

Feb. 12 — 18 - NYTimes.com: "You probably don’t think much about those cargo containers that you see stacked up on ships, piers and freight trains. But the people who manage the harbors of New York and New Jersey have been thinking about them a lot in recent years, because the growth in cargo-container shipping has created an expensive problem for them: containers are sometimes stacked so high that big ships can’t pass under the Bayonne Bridge, which connects New Jersey and Staten Island. A plan to raise the bridge by 64 feet is on the boards, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey pledging $1 billion for the project. And that is just one small consequence of container shipping worldwide. “THE FORGOTTEN SPACE,” a film by Allan Sekula and Noël Burch that opens on Wednesday at Anthology Film Archives, seeks to explore the changes that this type of shipping has wrought."

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Scathing Port Authority audit report seen as 'smoking gun' that shows agency's incompetence | SILive.com

Scathing Port Authority audit report seen as 'smoking gun' that shows agency's incompetence | SILive.com: "Staten Island lawmakers believe the caustic audit of the Port Authority is the ammunition they need to roll back the toll hikes implemented last summer."

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Lawmakers from N.J. and N.Y. outraged over Port Authority spending, call for rollback of toll hike | NJ.com

Lawmakers from N.J. and N.Y. outraged over Port Authority spending, call for rollback of toll hike | NJ.com: "Lanza and Huttle have sponsored twin bills in the two states that would require additional public hearings before each of the remaining four increments of the toll hike takes effect. Approval in both states, including the governors’ signature, is required to enact Port Authority legislation."

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Confirmed: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Is Dysfunctional -- Daily Intel

Confirmed: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Is Dysfunctional -- Daily Intel: ""Navigant Consulting, Inc.’s preliminary review revealed a challenged and dysfunctional organization suffering from a lack of consistent leadership, a siloed underlying bureaucracy, poorly coordinated capital planning process, insufficient cost controls and a lack of transparent and effective oversight of the World Trade Center program that has obscured full awareness of billions of dollars in exposure to the Port Authority." — Auditors on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, stopping just short of calling the organization a cesspool of incompetent, detestable humans, in a memo that called for a “top-to-bottom overhaul.""

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Eastern ports scramble to prepare for new Panama Canal era - Business - Wire - Macon.com

Eastern ports scramble to prepare for new Panama Canal era - Business - Wire - Macon.com: "To prepare, New York and New Jersey plan to elevate a bridge that, as it stands now, would block taller container ships. Georgia's governor proposed selling nearly $47 million in bonds to deepen Savannah's harbor. Baltimore is finishing work on a bigger berth and larger cranes to offload the next class of "post-Panamax" vessels."

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2 Staten Island pols sponsor bill for significant Port Authority reforms | SILive.com

2 Staten Island pols sponsor bill for significant Port Authority reforms | SILive.com: "Lanza and Cusick have also called for a roll back of tolls on PA bridges to $2.27 -- the amount they say it actually costs the bi-state agency per car. "

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Seven Seas 4 « tugster: a waterblog

Seven Seas 4 « tugster: a waterblog:

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State transportation officials working to re-light streetlamps on the Pulaski Skyway | NJ.com

State transportation officials working to re-light streetlamps on the Pulaski Skyway | NJ.com: "State officials say 71 of the Skyway’s 132-plus lights are not functioning, while Assemblyman Sean Connors, who has been pressing the DOT to correct the issue, says the number is as high as 108."

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Bayonne Retro: The Bayonne Bridge (History)

Bayonne Retro: The Bayonne Bridge (History): "In the early years of the twentieth century, pressure grew inevitably for a bridge linking Staten Island with the Bayonne Peninsula. Planners expected that the bridge would follow the route of the ferry, since the construction of the bridge and its approaches would involve the least amount of destruction to taxable property, and would be most convenient to major street connections on both sides of the Kill van Kull."

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Walking the Bayonne Bridge #3, Bayonne, NJ, 2012 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Walking the Bayonne Bridge #3, Bayonne, NJ, 2012 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!:

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Mixed reaction, as just 451 Staten Islanders sign up for Port Authority toll discount | SILive.com

Mixed reaction, as just 451 Staten Islanders sign up for Port Authority toll discount | SILive.com: "Only 451 Staten Islanders have signed up for the Port Authority's new frequency-based toll discount since the agency formally announced plans for it more than two weeks ago."

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E-ZPass discounts begin for Staten Island bridge commuters | 7online.com

E-ZPass discounts begin for Staten Island bridge commuters | 7online.com: "Starting Wednesday, E-ZPass users with non-commercial plates who enroll in the plan will pay $47.50 for 10 trips in a 30-day period. That's $4.75 a trip, for a 50 percent savings. The standard peak toll rate without the discount is $9.50."

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bayonne bridge | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

bayonne bridge | Flickr - Photo Sharing!:

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Talking tolls | SILive.com

Talking tolls | SILive.com: "Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s second in command, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, was on Staten Island the other night, and clearly, a big part of his mission was to reassure residents of this borough that we have the governor’s attention on the issue of tolls. "

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Bayonne Bridge - New York, NY

Bayonne Bridge - New York, NY: A Yelp review of the bridge.

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MTA chair won't say no to future V-N toll hikes | SILive.com

MTA chair won't say no to future V-N toll hikes | SILive.com: "At $13, the Verrazano Bridge is the most expensive crossing in America, and although Lhota said he is "sympathetic" to Islanders' situation, he saw "no plan" to put a cap on toll increases, with hikes slated for next year and 2015."

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Bayonne Retro: The Bayonne Bridge

Bayonne Retro: The Bayonne Bridge: "Construction Photos "

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Bridge Pack Minecraft Project

Bridge Pack Minecraft Project: A 1:4 scale virtual model of the Bayonne Bridge.

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Bayonne Bridge calendar | SILive.com

Bayonne Bridge calendar | SILive.com: "Your toll dollars at work: It could be argued that every bridge ought to be recognized when it turns 80. But some question how the Port Authority could publish a full-color Bayonne Bridge calendar on the heels of a toll increase. Two thousand copies were distributed to the offices of several Island politicians. If you didn't get your copy, don't bother checking your mailbox. They were for VIPS, not for workaday toll-payers."

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Google Reader (730)

Google Reader (730): "Building a new structure twice as wide as the current Tappan Zee Bridge could create a financial black hole, where people who never use the bridge end up paying for its construction."

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Random Tugs 86 « tugster: a waterblog

Random Tugs 86 « tugster: a waterblog:

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Staten Island toll relief 'on radar,' says Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy | SILive.com

Staten Island toll relief 'on radar,' says Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy | SILive.com: "Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy said Staten Island — and its one-of-a-kind bridge toll burden — is on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “radar.” "

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Lower cost E-ZPass plan to go into effect for Bayonne, Goethals bridges, Outerbridge Crossing | NJ.com

Lower cost E-ZPass plan to go into effect for Bayonne, Goethals bridges, Outerbridge Crossing | NJ.com: " "If people make as few as six trips a month, they will reap some savings.""

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Port Authority executive: 'President Obama gets it' | NJ.com

Port Authority executive: 'President Obama gets it' | NJ.com: ""President Obama gets it," Patrick Foye said in a statement released by the Port Authority a day after the president’s State of the Union speech. "Today I strongly applaud the president’s initiative to clear away red tape that slows down critical projects like the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York State, and our two bistate projects at the Goethals and Bayonne bridges.""

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Names 14 « tugster: a waterblog

Names 14 « tugster: a waterblog:

http://tugster.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/names-14/

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Exclusive: Staten Island legislators got talking points from gov on P.A. toll hike | SILive.com

Exclusive: Staten Island legislators got talking points from gov on P.A. toll hike | SILive.com: "P.A. chairman Patrick Foye is slated to meet with several Island lawmakers in the coming days to discuss the toll issue, including Lanza, Ms. Malliotakis and Oddo."

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The toll 'discount' hoax | SILive.com

The toll 'discount' hoax | SILive.com: "And here’s the real kicker: Despite the hoopla attending the announcement, it won’t make any difference for most Staten Island drivers. Let’s be blunter: They’re trying to put one over on residents of this borough."

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Exclusive: Staten Island legislators got talking points from gov on P.A. toll hike | SILive.com

Exclusive: Staten Island legislators got talking points from gov on P.A. toll hike | SILive.com:

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E-ZPass commuters to save 50% on tolls on 3 Staten Island bridges | Economy | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.

E-ZPass commuters to save 50% on tolls on 3 Staten Island bridges | Economy | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.: "E-ZPass users with non-commercial plates who enroll in the plan will pay $47.50 for 10 trips in a 30-day period, costing them $4.75 a trip, a 50 percent savings. The standard E-ZPass peak toll rate without the discount plan is $9.50."

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Tenants Needed for Tower 3 at Ground Zero or Building Will Be Capped - WNYC

Tenants Needed for Tower 3 at Ground Zero or Building Will Be Capped - WNYC: "Lifting the Bayonne Bridge so the Kill Van Kull can accommodate the next generation of supertankers."

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E-ZPass discount Staten Island bridge commuters start February 1 | 7online.com

E-ZPass discount Staten Island bridge commuters start February 1 | 7online.com: "The plan was developed at the request of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo following the August 2011 toll increase."

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E-ZPass Drivers Who Commute Between Staten Island, New Jersey With Non-Commercial Plates May Save Money Starting February 1 « CBS New York

E-ZPass Drivers Who Commute Between Staten Island, New Jersey With Non-Commercial Plates May Save Money Starting February 1 « CBS New York: "Beginning Feb. 1, E-ZPass users with non-commercial plates who enroll in the plan will pay $47.50 for 10 trips in a 30-day period. That’s $4.75 a trip for a 50 percent savings. The standard peak toll rate without the discount is $9.50."

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From the folks who raise tolls, a free gift | SILive.com

From the folks who raise tolls, a free gift | SILive.com: "A 28-page wall calendar commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Bayonne Bridge -- Nov. 15 of last year -- has been published by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the same agency that raised tolls last year because it originally said it needed money to help rebuild the World Trade Center site. "

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Cape Liberty New Jersey Profile

Cape Liberty New Jersey Profile: "The port is located at the former Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal (which has now been renamed the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor) and began operations in 2004. Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey."

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P.A.'s frequency-based toll discount starts Feb. 1 | SILive.com

P.A.'s frequency-based toll discount starts Feb. 1 | SILive.com: "Users of the Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals and Bayonne bridges with non-commercial license plates can apply for the 50 percent discount through E-ZPass, which will allow them 10 crossings in a 30-day period at a rate of $4.75 -- half of the $9.50 peak-travel time toll with E-ZPass. The cash toll is $12. "

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Ex-Port Authority director joins construction firm looking to replace Goethals Bridge | NJ.com

Ex-Port Authority director joins construction firm looking to replace Goethals Bridge | NJ.com: "Having stepped down in October as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Christopher Ward has been hired by a Spanish construction firm that hopes to partner with Ward’s old agency on a new Goethals Bridge."

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Virginia port's ability to compete for megaships called into doubt – DC Velocity

Virginia port's ability to compete for megaships called into doubt – DC Velocity: "In the meantime, the New York/New Jersey port authorities are working on a $1 billion project to raise the 151-foot-tall Bayonne (N.J.) Bridge connecting New York and New Jersey by an additional 64 feet to provide adequate clearance for the mega-containerships expected to transit the expanded canal. The work is scheduled to be completed by 2016. The project is part of a multibillion dollar effort that will include deepening the port's channels to 50 feet from their current depth of 45 feet."

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Gov. Cuomo proposes to reinstate toll rebate for Broad Channel and Rockaway residents - NY Daily News

Gov. Cuomo proposes to reinstate toll rebate for Broad Channel and Rockaway residents - NY Daily News: "Gov. Cuomo proposed reinstating a program to allow locals to drive over the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge for free in his 2012-2013 state Executive Budget released Tuesday."

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Port Authority hurts Staten island with tolls—Michael Grimm - NYPOST.com

Port Authority hurts Staten island with tolls—Michael Grimm - NYPOST.com: "Meanwhile, the PA is moving ahead with plans to raise the Bayonne Bridge to allow for bigger ships and more trade to “local ports” — but the toll hikes guarantee all that new business, and the jobs and tax revenue that accompany it, will go to New Jersey."

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Staten Islanders are captive audience of the Port Authority | SILive.com

Staten Islanders are captive audience of the Port Authority | SILive.com: "The numbers on the Port Authority's three Island crossings prove it. Motorists are using the Outerbridge, Bayonne and Goethals spans just as much as they had been before the hike.
The reason, local officials say, is simple: Borough residents don't have the options New Jersey residents have -- rail service -- essentially holding the Island hostage to the bi-state agency's decisions."

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Report suggests continuing rebound in N.J. industrial market - NJBIZ

Report suggests continuing rebound in N.J. industrial market - NJBIZ: "“We’re still going to have a level of growth. I think everyone is still staying optimistic that the Bayonne Bridge will be raised in time, coinciding with the Panama Canal expansion being completed in 2014,” Jenco said."

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N.Y.-N.J. Port Will Sell $400M - The Bond Buyer Article

N.Y.-N.J. Port Will Sell $400M - The Bond Buyer Article: "The authority has about $13 billion in outstanding debt. It takes in roughly $3.5 billion in annual revenues generated from the George Washington, Goethals, Bayonne and Outerbridge Crossing bridges, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, New York City’s three primary airports, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson light rail and train systems to New Jersey and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan."

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New MTA Chairman: New Ideas Or Same Old Politics? | Sheepshead Bay News Blog

New MTA Chairman: New Ideas Or Same Old Politics? | Sheepshead Bay News Blog: "Building a busway instead of light rail will mean that a direct light rail trip over the Bayonne Bridge will never be possible."

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Traffic accident with injuries shuts down Route 440 southbound near Bayonne Bridge | NJ.com

Traffic accident with injuries shuts down Route 440 southbound near Bayonne Bridge | NJ.com: "A vehicle accident in Bayonne caused an unknown number of injuries and has shut down the southbound lanes of Route 440 tonight near the Bayonne Bridge, police and the state department of transportation website said."

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Cape Liberty New Jersey Profile

Cape Liberty New Jersey Profile: "The Bayonne Bridge is the third longest steel arch bridge in the world, and was the longest in the world at the time of its completion in 1931."

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Bayonne Bridge - Castleton Corners - Staten Island, NY

Bayonne Bridge - Castleton Corners - Staten Island, NY: A Yelp "review" of the bridge.

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Port's authority: New York and New Jersey gaining on West Coast ports | NJ.com

Port's authority: New York and New Jersey gaining on West Coast ports | NJ.com: "In New York and New Jersey, officials are in the midst of a $1 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge to allow the taller ships into Newark’s port, and Port Authority Chairman David Samson said preliminary construction could start as soon as this spring."

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New MTA head Joe Lhota advises Staten Island he is sympathetic, but agency is broke | SILive.com

New MTA head Joe Lhota advises Staten Island he is sympathetic, but agency is broke | SILive.com: "Looking ahead, he said the MTA is "evaluating the viability" of a North Shore rail line that would link up with light-rail service across the Bayonne Bridge. But he said he deems a bus rapid transit system more economical for the North Shore than rail."

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Bayonne Bridge Reflections | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Bayonne Bridge Reflections | Flickr - Photo Sharing!:

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S.I. Business Owners Call For Discounted Tolls On Port Authority Bridges - NY1.com

S.I. Business Owners Call For Discounted Tolls On Port Authority Bridges - NY1.com: "Though a new plan will provide some relief to residents struggling with recent Port Authority toll hikes, commercial vehicles won't be eligible, and business owners say they need help handling the higher costs. NY1’s Amanda Farinacci filed the following report."

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Maritime Professional - Shenzhen unveils plans for the heavyweight champion of logistics parks

Maritime Professional - Shenzhen unveils plans for the heavyweight champion of logistics parks: "But US$45 billion! Stone the crows. If you added the funding wanted by the ports of Savannah and Charleston to deepen their waterways to the money required to raise New York-New Jersey’s Bayonne Bridge, and then threw in the entire Army Corps of Engineers’ 2012 water resources and environment budget for good measure, you would still have US$38 billion left over."

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Longshoremen rally against dock automation eliminating N.J. jobs | NJ.com

Longshoremen rally against dock automation eliminating N.J. jobs | NJ.com: "Some 27,000 longshoremen worked the region’s docks before the use of bus-sized, steel containers revolutionized the shipping trade in the mid 1960s.
The number of local longshoreman has since dwindled to about 3,500."

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NJ - Port Jersey Terminal expanding, big time

NJ - Port Jersey Terminal expanding, big time: "This has the potential to substantially juice the flow of containers on rail out of Newark, if they can resolve the issue of the Bayonne bridge blocking the largest container ships. "

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Port Authority pays $156K in severance to lawyer replaced by Paula Dow | NJ.com

Port Authority pays $156K in severance to lawyer replaced by Paula Dow | NJ.com: "A continuing political standoff over judicial appointments looks likely to cost commuters more than $156,000 — on the heels of a toll hike of up to 50 percent imposed in the fall."

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Port Authority fights back against 2 retirees suing over toll perks | NJ.com

Port Authority fights back against 2 retirees suing over toll perks | NJ.com: "Executive Director Patrick Foye says he's asking New York and New Jersey tax authorities to investigate whether the retirees owe taxes, interest and penalties on the free benefits they received until the program was discontinued Jan. 1."

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Bridgemeister - Bayonne Bridge

Bridgemeister - Bayonne Bridge:

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Where's that toll discount, P.A.? | SILive.com

Where's that toll discount, P.A.? | SILive.com: "So, where is it? "

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The Race To Dig Deeper Ports For Bigger Cargo Ships : NPR

The Race To Dig Deeper Ports For Bigger Cargo Ships : NPR: "In New York, the port is deep enough, but there's another problem: the Bayonne Bridge, which is currently too low to allow the new container-laden ships to pass. To fix that, the Port Authority is planning to raise the bridge 64 feet — a job that will take more than $1 billion and five years to complete."

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With Panama Canal expanding, U.S. cities plan similar port development

With Panama Canal expanding, U.S. cities plan similar port development: "Aside from digging deeper ports, cities are also contending with other engineering dilemmas. In New York, for example, the Port Authority is planning to raise the Bayonne Bridge by 64 feet, as it is currently too low to allow the freight vessels of tomorrow to pass through. The bridge-raising project is projected to take five years to complete, and it carries a $1 billion price tag"

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Aging train bridge linking Newark and New York stuck open for three hours | NJ.com

Aging train bridge linking Newark and New York stuck open for three hours | NJ.com: "In April, $38.5 million in federal funds were assigned for design work to replace the often-stuck bridge.
The replacement project for a higher, fixed-structure bridge has been estimated to cost around $720 million."

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Port Authority Looks Forward To Future Growth | njtoday.net – Everything New Jersey

Port Authority Looks Forward To Future Growth | njtoday.net – Everything New Jersey: "And we are continuing our initiative to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge to make sure we can accommodate the new, larger ships that want to call the Port of NY & NJ once the Panama Canal improvements are completed in a few years. This project is now in the design stage and will begin construction in the near future."

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Dredging has begun in Arthur Kill channel off Bayonne as port deepening project continues | NJ.com

Dredging has begun in Arthur Kill channel off Bayonne as port deepening project continues | NJ.com: "Blasting will not be done before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m., according to Wisemiller, who added that work will also cease on Sundays and federal holidays."

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Daily poll: Should Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.'s retired employees get free lifetime passes for bridge and tunnel crossings? | NJ.com

Daily poll: Should Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.'s retired employees get free lifetime passes for bridge and tunnel crossings? | NJ.com: "Westfield retired from the Port Authority police force in 1998. He says in the suit that Port Authority voted in November 2010 to eliminate the former employees' perk of free tolls on bridges and tunnels, and canceling free parking at airports the Port Authority manages."

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Blasting, part of Kill van Kull dredging project, raises Staten Islanders' fears, damage complaints | SILive.com

Blasting, part of Kill van Kull dredging project, raises Staten Islanders' fears, damage complaints | SILive.com: "Residents of Mariners Harbor say they are feeling the impact of a project to deepen the Kill Van Kull -- several residents say that cracks in the foundations of their homes are the result of a dredging project that involves blasting. "

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