Ship Sizes Soar on Asia-US East Coast Route

Port Technology: "In addition, there are physical restrictions that will prevent carriers from rushing in with the biggest ships, the most obvious being the ongoing project to raise the Bayonne Bridge that restricts access to the Port of New York/New Jersey and is not expected to be completed until mid-2019. As long as the Bayonne Bridge is not raised, it will not be possible for 13,000 TEU ‘neo-Panamax’ containerships to operate from Asia to the US East Coast. The G6 Alliance’s new NYX service will presumably call at the Global Marine Terminal that doesn’t require a transit under the Bayonne Bridge."

At the mercy of carriers

Port Strategy: "Ports are being pushed into expensive dredging - which faces the full brunt of environmental pressures - and raising of bridges to allow ever-larger ships to pass under in order to reach terminals that were built along river stretches that had more than enough clearance for ships of the time. Think only of Bayonne Bridge or the bridge in Hamburg as two examples."

Bayonne Bridge Open for Holiday Weekend

Bayonne NJ News - TAPinto: "In observance of Memorial Day weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. Friday, May 27 through 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 31."

What we know about tax reductions for Bayonne Bridge neighbors

NJ.com: "Here are four questions residents might have about the reductions, and the answers that city officials and public records have provided so far:"

Staten Island's Faber Park designated one of city's "showcase" spots

SILive.com: "Port Richmond's Faber Park, with its sprawling lawns, and waterfront promenade in the shadow of the Bayonne Bridge, has been designated as one of the city's eight "showcase" parks by the city Parks Department."

Port Authority working on new 10-year capital plan

Philly.com: "Several other large-scale projects in the 2014 plan are in progress, such as the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, the replacement of the Goethals Bridge, work on the Pulaski Skyway and Lincoln Tunnel helix in northern New Jersey and replacement of suspender cables on the George Washington Bridge."

Councilman rails against 'secret' tax reductions for residents living near Bayonne Bridge

NJ.com: "According to City Chief of Staff Andrew Casais, the temporary reductions collectively total $262,988, or a 20 percent reduction of the taxable assessments of 135 properties within the impact zone of the Bayonne Bridge project."

The Fourth Annual Northeast Industrial Real Estate Summit – June 21, 2016

Prudential Center | Newark, NJ: "In addition, the macro economic recovery in the United States and improvements to the Bayonne Bridge continue to enhance opportunities for traditional industrial landlords and supply-chain firms"

More cargo means higher ranking for Port of N.Y. and N.J., CBRE says

NJBIZ: "The activity comes as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey implements a $4.3 billion capital plan to invest and upgrade existing port infrastructure. The most high-profile project is the raising of the Bayonne Bridge deck by 64 feet in order to allow larger cargo ships to reach terminals at Port Newark-Elizabeth."

Bayonne Bridge to be open during day Saturday, Sunday

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge at 9 p.m. on Friday night, May 20, and reopen it at 8 a.m. Saturday morning, May 21. The bridge will then close again at 9 p.m. on Saturday night, and reopen 8 a.m. Sunday morning, May 22."

Panama Canal: June 26 or Bust

Business Facilities: "Ports from Halifax in Canada to Brownsville, TX (and everywhere in between) have been upgrading for several years to be ready to greet the Post-Panamax ships. The Port of Virginia and the Port of Baltimore met the requirements well over a year ago; several other ports are racing to be ready by the middle of next year, when shipping through the Canal is expected to surge to an annual rate of more than 360 million tons. The Port Authority of NY and NJ, which operates one of the nation’s busiest ports, is working non-stop to complete a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge to a height that will permit Post-Panamax vessels to travel under it."

Upcoming Hidden Harbor Tours

Working Harbor Committee: "Learn about how floating dry docks work, the history of the Robbins Reef Lighthouse, tug boat yards, the Bayonne Bridge and it’s connection to the Panama Canal Expansion project, and more from our expert narrators – plus,the chance to get an epic selfie at sunset with Lady Liberty."

More high-paying Port Newark jobs should go to Newark residents

Opinion | NJ.com: "Yet, local residents only hold 10 percent of these middle-class jobs paying more than $40,000 annually. This is part of a broader, troubling picture — Newark residents, incredibly, hold only 18 percent of all jobs in the city. "

US East, Gulf ports hustling work in anticipation of bigger ships

JOC.com: "But when the new locks finally open this June, more than two years behind the original schedule, the event may prove anti-climactic. Post-Panamax container ships that the new locks were built to handle have been calling at East Coast ports for the last three years from Asia via the Suez Canal. The ships on the Suez route began arriving at East Coast ports well before many of them had completed deepening their harbors; ships could only call some ports twice a day at high tide or after they had unloaded enough cargo to lighten their draft at ports with deeper channels before calling ports with shallower drafts."

Bayonne bridge in 2013. Before construction for the improvement to make it higher

#nycphotographer - freddygcano: "Bayonne bridge in 2013. Before construction for the improvement to make it higher."

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US importers accelerate Asia cargo shift to East Coast ports

JOC.com: "U.S. East Coast ports accelerated their grab of Asian import market share during the worst of the West Coast port crisis, and have not only kept their gains but built on them even after the congestion cleared."

Dredging Deeper for Bigger Ships

Working Harbor Committee: "Additionally, the roadway on the Bayonne Bridge is being raised 64 feet to allow larger ships to pass beneath to enter the port terminals in Newark Bay."

Newark kids choking on Port Authority's diesel exhaust

Editorial | NJ.com: "The Port Authority knows this, but it invested a paltry $1.2 million in the program after getting sticker shock. It would cost $150 million to cover the program, which a large sum, but not for an agency that routinely spends billions on capital projects like raising the Bayonne Bridge - a $1.3 billion project that will bring in twice as much cargo and produce more truck pollution."

When Will the New Panama Canal Affect East Coast Ports?

When Will the New Panama Canal Affect East Coast Ports?: "Others cite the limitations of the Bayonne Bridge on the approach to Port of NY & NJ: “New York is one of the main gateways to the Midwest and eastern Canada,” said Angel Mavares, head of marine operations for the Americas at Maersk. “It’s a major obstacle if the largest market on the East Coast doesn’t have the scale to handle larger ships."

NY-NJ port eyes more projects to better handle larger ships

JOC.com: "The ports have already handled ships up to 50 percent larger than the 6,000 TEU ships that were originally planned for, among them the Clementine Maersk and the NYK Arcadia, both of which sailed under the Bayonne Bridge, Wisemiller said. The Clementine Maersk can take 8,650 containers, and the NYK Arcadia can carry 9,600 TEUs."

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday until Sunday morning for ongoing construction

NJ.com: "During the week, bridge is closed on Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and overnight on Mondays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m."

Coastal Communities Fight to Slow Seaports Surge

WSJ: "The efforts aren’t always successful. Earlier this year, the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey abandoned a plan to replace old diesel trucks at its terminals with lower-emission vehicles, citing funding shortfalls. That came shortly after the advocacy group Coalition for Healthy Ports lost a lawsuit against the U.S. Coast Guard over a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey to make it possible for large ships to reach more marine terminals at the port."

Ironbound Residents Want Truck Emissions Reduced

Video | NJTV News: "“How could you put a cost on people’s health? You get a billion dollar project, like the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, and you can’t find a couple of million dollars in that project in order to do truck replacement,” asked Executive Director Joseph Della Fave."

New York, New Jersey officials urge permitting reform for transportation projects

Reuters: "Panel participants called the current permitting process "headless" and "bizarre" and said it resulted in a 20,000-page environmental review document for the Bayonne Bridge."

The new Panama Canal is opening soon and will cause an 'evolution' in a vital US industry

Business Insider India: "In New York, container ships are limited by the height of the Bayonne Bridge, which straddles the port's entrance. A project to raise its roadway will conclude in 2019, according to the Port Authority."

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday

SILive.com: "To accommodate "Raise the Roadway" construction and to minimize traffic, the bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday night and reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday."

Panama Canal Expansion Exposes US Infrastructure, Shipper Woes

Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News: "The harbor in Charleston, South Carolina, for instance, is too shallow. The Bayonne Bridge outside New York and New Jersey terminals is too low."

Will New Panama Canal Boost East Coast Ports?

Maratime Executive: The Panama Canal was not the only bottleneck between Asia's factories and East Coast markets. The Bayonne Bridge spanning the tidal strait between New York and New Jersey is a big one. Ships plying the East Coast visit more than one port, but all stop in New York, which accounts for 40 percent of the container traffic for the Eastern United States. If a ship cannot unload part of its cargo in New York, it does not make economic sense for it to travel to the East Coast at all, shippers said. “New York is one of the main gateways to the Midwest and eastern Canada,” said Angel Mavares, head of marine operations for the Americas at Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), the world’s biggest carrier. “It’s a major obstacle if the largest market on the East Coast doesn’t have the scale to handle larger ships.” In anticipation of the Panama Canal improvements, the New York New Jersey Port Authority announced a $1.3 billion plan in 2010 to raise the bridge. But was delayed a year until late 2017 because of unanticipated complexities and a couple of bad winters. Some of the biggest carriers, including Maersk, Hapag Lloyd AG (HLAG.DE), and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), a unit of Orient Overseas International Ltd (0316.HK), said they have no plans to change routes when the expanded Panama Canal opens. "At the end of the day, the infrastructure's just not there," said Gerry Wang, chief executive of Seaspan Corp (SSW.N), the world's largest lessor of container ships. Because the U.S. Navy dredged Norfolk, Virginia, some years ago, that port is ready for big ships, as it Miami, which spent $1 billion on dredging, rail and other improvements."

NY-NJ, Oakland container terminals forced to seek longer gate hours

JOC.com: " In New York-New Jersey, at least 60 percent of the vessel is worked, but that percentage could increase when the Bayonne Bridge is raised, allowing the largest ships afloat to call there."

Panama Canal expansion exposes US infrastructure, shipper woes

Business Insider: "The $5.2 billion expansion of the Panama Canal was expected to make US East Coast ports more competitive for cargo ships carrying televisions, tennis shoes, and other products from Asia.

But those hopes are fading. As the wider, deeper canal nears its debut next month, ports that stand to gain aren't ready to handle the bigger ships that will come through.

The harbor in Charleston, South Carolina, for instance, is too shallow. The Bayonne Bridge outside New York and New Jersey terminals is too low."

Bayonne Bridge Schedule: May 2-9, 2016

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: Daily schedule:

• Monday, May 2 – 9am - 3pm closure
• Monday, May 2 – 7pm - 5am closure*
• Tuesday, May 3 – 9am - 3pm closure
• Tuesday, May 3 – 7pm - 5am closure*
• Wednesday, May 4 – 9am - 3pm closure
• Wednesday, May 4 – 7pm - 5am closure*
• Thursday, May 5 – 9am - 3pm closure
• Thursday, May 5 – 7pm - 5am closure*
• Friday, May 6 – 9am - 3pm closure
• Friday, May 6 – 9pm closure

Next weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will close at 9pm Friday, May 6th and reopen by 8am Saturday, May 7th. The bridge will remain open from 8am Saturday, May 7ththrough the rest of the weekend until 9am Monday, May 9th in observance of Mother’s Day.

Bayonne Bridge update: Span will reopen Sunday morning

SILive.com: "The Port Authority has updated the closure schedule for the Bayonne Bridge this weekend. Originally scheduled to be closed from Friday night until Monday morning, the bridge will now reopen Sunday at 8 a.m. "

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Monday

SILive.com: "To accommodate "Raise the Roadway" construction and minimize traffic, the bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5 a.m. Monday."

Port Authority: 95th Anniversary of the Port Compact of 1921

Port Authority|: "As far back as the 19th century, New York and New Jersey squabbled over the jurisdictional rights of the Hudson River, once even drawing an imaginary line down the middle of the river, which didn’t really help matters along.  The rivalry only got worse during World War I when congestion in New York Harbor became unmanageable."

Don't miss the boat on shipping

Baltimore Sun: "Even before the Post-Panamax ships come calling, many of our ports already suffer from severe congestion, which slows down shipping and increases costs for consumers. For example, while the Port of Baltimore has the appropriate depth, a critical nearby rail tunnel is more than 140 years old. That Civil War-era tunnel is not tall enough to allow for trains double-stacked with containers to pass through, creating a cargo bottle neck. In New York, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is raising the height of the Bayonne Bridge from 151 feet to 215 feet to accommodate larger ships that need to enter the port."

Port Authority is Spending $1.3B to Raise the Bayonne Bridge 64 Feet. Why?

Jersey Digs: "Why exactly are we investing so heavily in raising the bridge? Well, according to New York YIMBY, who published a great piece detailing the project, it’s the direct result of another mega-project 2,200 miles away. Finishing up later this year, the Panama Canal locks have undergone an expansion to accommodate new, larger container ships. As a result, the ports in the NYC area need to be able to service these ships. Currently, the Bayonne Bridge would prevent these new ships from reaching the Ports of Newark, Elizabeth and Staten Island’s Howland Hook."

How Should Astoria Celebrate the Hell Gate Bridge's 100th Anniversary?

DNAinfo.com New York: "Community leaders are planning a centennial for the hulking red span, which connects Queens and the Bronx by way of the East River, and will hold a public meeting in Astoria Tuesday to solicit ideas on how it should celebrate the milestone."

WATCH: Time-Lapse Video Shows Cranes Working On Bayonne...

WATCH: Time-Lapse Video Shows Cranes Working On Bayonne...: "The project marks the first time engineers are building a bridge roadway above the original span, even as the lower road continues to carry traffic,” a Port Authority blog post states. “It will maintain the steel arch that makes the Bayonne Bridge a civil engineering landmark, while giving drivers a safer, wider and more modern roadway with 12-foot lanes, new shoulders, a median divider, and a 12-foot bike and pedestrian walkway"

Raising the Road on America’s Largest Suspended Arch Bridge

New York YIMBY: "In general, new construction reflects local real estate demand and community needs. But given New York’s position as a global economic hub, it is not surprising that one of the city’s largest engineering efforts is a direct response to a megaproject 2,200 miles away. The suspended roadbed of the 84-year-old Bayonne Bridge, which spans the Kill Van Kull strait between Staten Island and Bayonne, N.J., is too low for passage of the latest, giant container ships built to traverse the expanded Panama Canal locks."

Push to expand capacity of jam-packed Outerbridge Crossing

SILive.com: "Borelli gave the Port Authority credit for its projects to raise the Bayonne Bridge and rebuild the Goethals, but knowing how long of a process it is to complete the Environmental Impact Statement process and everything in between before construction can begin, he hopes the agency will get started soon."

Bayonne Bridge will remain open this weekend for Passover observance

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. tomorrow through 9 a.m. Monday for the observance of Passover, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey."

Panama Canal threatens West Coast ports' regained market share

JOC.com: "Wheeler said that initially the current strings of vessels with capacities up to 5,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units will be upgraded to about 8,000-TEUs. In late 2017 or shortly thereafter, when the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey is raised and bigger ships can be accommodated at the largest East Coast port of New York and New Jersey, vessels of 10,000- to 12,000-TEU capacity will be introduced into all-water services through the Panama Canal, he said."

Container lines can reserve neo-Panamax transits through expanded canal

JOC.com: "Ships that receive bookings must arrive at the canal by 10 p.m. local time the day before their transit. If a ship is late, the cost of transit goes up by 25 percent for each hour until the fourth hour, after which the cost of sailing will be equivalent to one additional transit.

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Cancellation fees vary depending on the time frame within which the cancellation occurs, and transits canceled with less than 36-hours notice will have to be paid in full.

Slots will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis that takes into account current booking rules, customer ranking and “other tie-breaker criteria.”"

Bayonne Bridge construction project continues

NJ.com: "The bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. this Friday through 9 a.m. Monday for Passover weekend."

City announces updates to Bayonne Bridge construction project

NJ.com: "Bayonne Bridge travel alerts and advisories: Port Authority Bridge and Tunnel Alerts is a free subscription service that notifies customers of 20 minute holds, bridge closures, incidents or events that may delay trips across the Bayonne Bridge or other Port Authority bridges and tunnels. Go to http://www.paalerts.com  and click on Register for Port Authority Alerts"

Deutsche Bank to sell Maher Terminals at Port of NY-NJ

JOC.com: "The port’s deepening to 50 feet will be complete in June following a delay due to Hurricane Sandy, and the Bayonne Bridge raising will be done by the end of 2017. At that point the coast will be clear for most of the largest ships in the world to call the port, putting pressure on the terminals and port authority to boost productivity. There is no chassis pool yet and appointment systems are in their infancy."

Another Staten Island Expressway calamity (editorial)

SILive.com: "Congestion filtered back as far as the Outerbridge Crossing. Thankfully, the Bayonne Bridge's regularly scheduled, construction-related shutdown was delayed for two hours, giving motorists at least one way to escape the borough, if that was their goal."

Bayonne Bridge to Close This Weekend - Bayonne NJ News

TAPinto: "The Bayonne Bridge will close from 9 p.m. Friday, April 15 through 8 a.m. Sunday, April 17 to accommodate ongoing construction work for the “Raise the Roadway” project.

Next week, the bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. Friday, April 22 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, April 23, for the celebration of Passover."

Port of NY & NJ Plans for 30 Years of Growth

Port of NY & NJ Plans for 30 Years of Growth: "The largest container vessels cannot presently call at its largest facilities, which suffer from an air draft restriction imposed by the Bayonne Bridge, with a clearance of 150 feet. Contractors are presently working on raising the roadway further up the span's arch to bring maximum air draft to 215 feet – sufficient to handle New Panamax vessels – and the improved clearance is expected for late 2017, with full completion in mid-2019."

Traffic moving again on Staten Island Expressway

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge, an alternate traffic route for commuters, remained open, during the traffic jam. The Bayonne was closed for construction at 11 a.m. and was scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. for the evening rush hour."

The Top 10 Secrets of the Bayonne Bridge

Untapped Cities: "Though not one of New York City’s most famous bridges, the Bayonne Bridge was a record breaking bridge – longer than the Sydney Harbour Bridge – and changes are en route for this connection that stretches between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey. With help from Bridge Man, Dave Frieder, here are 10 secrets of the Bayonne Bridge:"

The Bayonne Bridge project progresses while you sleep

SILive.com: "A video and photos produced by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey provide an up close view of the work of the two giant cranes — one at either end of the bridge — that are laying down the roadbed."

Vying For #1

Working Harbor Committee: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has issued a request for proposals (PDF download) – calling for a 30-year master plan for the Port of NY/NJ to help boost cargo volumes and revenues."

NY-NJ port to develop master plan

JOC.com: "The $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge’s roadway for clearance by larger ships will produce additional changes to cargo flows within the port. The roadway-raising part of that project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017."

Bayonne Bridge to close 90 minutes earlier each night

NJ.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Friday that the bridge — which had been closing at 8:30 every Monday through Thursday, will now shut down at 7 p.m. each of those nights. The bridge reopens at 5 a.m., and the weekday schedule of daytime closures will remain the same."

A look at the history of New York City’s tunnels and bridges

NY Daily News: "There are more than 2,000 bridges and tunnels in and around New York City. Some, of course, are better known — and more expensive — than others."

Bayonne Bridge to close 90 minutes earlier each night

NJ.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced today that the bridge -- which had been closing at 8:30 every Monday through Thursday, will now shut down at 7 p.m. each of those nights. The bridge reopens at 5 a.m. and the weekday schedule of daytime closures will remain the same."

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend for construction

SILive.com: "To accommodate "Raise the Roadway" construction and minimize traffic, the bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5 a.m. Monday."

Hapag-Lloyd Eyes Impact of New Grand

Hapag-Lloyd Eyes Impact of New Grand: "The expansion of the Panama Canal has set in motion a whole chain of logistics projects. And they aren’t always completed on time. For example, the Bayonne Bridge at the entrance to the important Port of New York will not have the higher clearance needed for bigger ships before 2017."

MTA commits to new West Shore light rail study

SILive.com: "The proposed West Shore light rail would run about 13 miles from Richmond Valley to Elm Park, carrying Island commuters over the Bayonne Bridge to connect with New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line."

Port of New York & New Jersey: Dealing with success

AJOT.COM: "The Bayonne Bridge roadway is being raised to accommodate the new breed of megaships. That project’s timetable was revised a few months ago."

Panama Canal Expansion to Officially Open June 2016

Working Harbor Committee: "Originally scheduled for October 2014, the official inauguration of the “third locks” is scheduled for June 26, 2016 after multiple delays due to materials failures, disputes over costs, and worker strikes."

West Coast ports back on track for growth

JOC.com: "Vessel sizes probably sill remain less than 10,000 TEUs, however, because of a clearance problem at the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey and water depth issues in the South Atlantic."

Keeping pace

Port Strategy: "That said, while a terminal needs to be planning for longer quays, bigger cranes, deeper water, and high container exchanges on and off the ship, there can also be an impact on the surrounding infrastructure. For example, the raising of the Bayonne Bridge to allow access to key container terminals in the Port of New York/New Jersey and the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project in Southern California are just two noted and well-publicised projects that will allow bigger ships to access key terminals in the US."

Bayonne Bridge to stay open for Easter weekend, Port Authority says

NJ.com: "The bridge will stay open all day today and will remain open through 9 a.m. Monday, the bi-state agency said."

The U.S. Isn’t Ready for Something That Could Drastically Change the Global Economy

Foreign Policy: "In practice, however, East Coast ports simply aren’t ready for the massive ships the canal can soon let pass; they aren’t deep enough. Dredging projects in Norfolk and Charleston, S.C., are behind schedule; the latter isn’t expected to be completed until 2020. And the raising of the Bayonne Bridge roadway, a $1.3 billion project that is key to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s efforts to attract larger ships, isn’t expected to be done until next year. And much of the rail and highway infrastructure to move more containers away from the coast is not yet in place."

U.S. East Coast ports not ready for Panama Canal expansion

Reuters: "Wang singled out the raising of the Bayonne Bridge linking New York and New Jersey to allow larger, new ships to pass under it as a choke point for carriers, as it is years behind schedule. The Bayonne Bridge project is "just delays, delays, delays," he said."

A city in change Bayonne progress is starting to show

Hudson Reporter: "Collins Park, the largest of the three in the shadow of the Bayonne Bridge, has about $360,000 in Port Authority money for some revisions. Improvements, which will begin in the spring and finish by July, will renovate the skate park, resurface turf on various courts, and upgrade pedestrian paths. "

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night through Saturday

SILive.com: "To accommodate "Raise the Roadway" construction and to minimize traffic, the bridge will close at 9 p.m. on Friday and reopen at 8 a.m. on Sunday."

Bayonne Bridge to close tonight until Sunday morning

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. tonight until 8 a.m. on Sunday due to ongoing construction work on the "Raise the Roadway" project, the Port Authority has announced."

Body found floating in water near Bayonne Bridge

SILive.com: "Several NYPD and FDNY vehicles and personnel are stationed off of Morningstar Road and Richmond Terrace in Elm Park as part of the emergency response. The floating body was reported around 8:15 a.m. based on emergency radio transmissions."

Bayonne Bridge to close Saturday for construction

Hudson Reporter: "The Bayonne Bridge will close from 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 4 through 8 a.m. Sunday, March 6, to accommodate ongoing construction work for the “Raise the Roadway” project, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced."

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Giant Cranes Give the Bayonne a Much-Needed Lift |: "Known as segment-launching gantries, or gantry cranes, these mechanical giants haul and install the 70-ton concrete segments that make up the roadways. As big as they are – 500 feet long and 1 million pounds each – they work with finesse and precision, moving the roadway segments into just the right place for human workers to bind them with steel, epoxy and more concrete."

Onslaught of mega-ships to test US East and West Coast ports

JOC.com: "Some East Coast ports are deepening their harbors, while New York-New Jersey is raising the height of the Bayonne Bridge to allow passage underneath by the bigger ships. All major gateways must pay greater attention to their gate processes to avoid the long truck queues that ports on both coasts struggled with last year. "

Port Authority: $56M ship-to-rail facility in Bayonne will transport cargo

Hudson County View: "With some Bayonne residents expressing a concern that the ship-to-rail facility adjacent to GCT Bayonne would serve as a garbage transfer station, in light of Mayor Jimmy Davis mentioning the project at the Hudson County Alliance for Action breakfast on Tuesday.

“As a region, I am happy to say that plans are in the works to invest approximately $56 million in a new ship-to-rail facility adjacent to Global Contain Terminals in Bayonne,” Davis said at the event, where Hudson County View was the only media outlet in attendance."

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend for construction

Hudson Reporter: " The Bayonne Bridge will close from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 through 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, to accommodate ongoing construction work on the “Raise the Roadway” project, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced."

Bayonne Mayor Davis talks Turnpike 14A, Bayonne Bridge, $56M ship-to rail facility

Hudson County View: “This project will allow our waterways to accommodate larger ships entering our ports, translating to increased commerce.”

The Strange History Of NYC's Mighty Hell Gate

Gothamist: "Oh Hell Gate Bridge, you pink-skinned, "unwanted stepchild" of New York's transit system. You will turn 100 this year, most likely to little fanfare or publicity. But it's a comfort to know that you're out there, lurking in the night, a testament to human ingenuity."

Mega-ship christening sends message to US ports to prepare

JOC.com: "“The big issue for the East Coast is infrastructure,” he said, noting that the key infrastructure development, raising the height of the Bayonne Bridge to allow for passage of mega-ships like the Benjamin Franklin, is still more than a year away."

Barriers to Improving Our Crumbling Infrastructure

Berkeley Political Review: "A comprehensive report conducted by the Common Group found that simplifying lengthy, often multi-year-long review processes can cut project costs by over 50 percent! For instance, the Bayonne Bridge roadway project in New Jersey had no significant environmental impact. Yet the government required what turned out to be a five-year, 20 thousand page environmental assessment, only to be found after completion that the review was inadequate."

Bridge piers for Bayonne Bridge-raising project almost complete -- and other updates

NJ.com: "The project will also provide commuters with a modern roadway with 12-foot lanes and a 12-foot shared lane for bicyclists and pedestrians."

Light Rail System Needed to Link Staten Island and Jersey, De Blasio Told

DNAinfo.com New York: "Many Islanders would gladly ditch their vehicles if they had a viable alternative — such as a rail or bus-rapid-transit link that connects the borough’s West and South shores to New Jersey and Manhattan via the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail."

Montclair broker targeting home buyers from Jersey City, Hoboken

NJ.com: "The development boom along the Gold Coast — the area from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge — has been attracting young professionals and empty nesters to flee the suburbs, but Kettle thinks a tour of Montclair, one of dozens of places that has been called New York City's sixth borough, will make them flee right back."

N.J. truckers: Expect catastrophic congestion if port doesn't make changes

NJ.com: "The completion of the $1.3 billion effort to raise the Bayonne Bridge will soon allow massive, high-volume container ships to stream into our already-congested marine terminals. Without widespread reform, how will we keep commerce moving, when the port's infrastructure can't even handle the volume we have now?"

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend for construction

Hudson Reporter: "Weather permitting, the Bayonne Bridge will close this weekend from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 through 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, to accommodate ongoing construction work on the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Bayonne Bridge Video Update

Update on progress of $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge-raising project

NJ.com: "Construction at the bridge piers on the Bayonne side of the Bayonne Bridge are nearing completion, according to a Port Authority update on the project to raise the bridge, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis said."

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Advance historic page from August 10, 1977

SILive.com: "The toll on Port Authority bridges, including the Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne and Goethals bridges, may stay at $1.50 round-trip, after the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) rules in favor of the cost. "

Bayonne Bridge closure this weekend shortened due to extreme cold

NJ.com: " Due to extremely cold temperatures and predicted high winds for this weekend, the full-day Saturday closure planned for the Bayonne Bridge has been shortened to end at 8 a.m., the Port Authority said.

The bridge will close from 11:59 p.m. tonight through 8 a.m. Saturday, the bi-state agency said."

Bayonne Bridge will be closed Friday night until Saturday afternoon

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed this weekend from 11:59 p.m. on Friday until 4 p.m. on Saturday due to ongoing construction on the "Raise the Roadway" project, the Port Authority has announced."

As the turbine turns Problem with bearing resolved fix on the horizon

Hudson Reporter: "The work to install the piece will require the closing of the 5th Street entrance to Route 440. The BMUA, Mayor’s Office, and the city departments of Police, Fire, Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, and Public Works will all be involved in preparing for the project. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office will be notified as well. “We have to include the Port Authority because of the Bayonne Bridge work at the south end of town, and the Turnpike at the other end because of work at the toll plaza and the effect on Global [Terminal] operations,” Boyle said. “The north end could be impacted because of truck jams, and the south end with the work on the bridge. And we have to take a road out of service. Nobody here wants to do anything until we all get on the same page.”"

Our top 7 priorities, North Shore leaders tell the mayor

SILive.com: "Build a gymnasium for PS 21 in Elm Park. At a time when the city's avowed policy is to ensure that our children get proper nutrition and ample exercise, the lack of a gymnasium is a mark against the Department of Education which the city must correct.  And to make matters worse, whatever outdoor recreational areas the children could use have been destroyed as an aftermath of the Bayonne Bridge raising project."

Fluor: Out of Favor, but Not Out of Luck

The Motley Fool: "Thanks to Panama Canal expansion, there's urgent need to adapt harbors to larger vessels, such as increasing the clearance under New Jersey's Bayonne Bridge."

The Port Authority Leviathan

City Journal Winter 2016: "A radical plan to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, to allow a new generation of larger container ships to pass underneath it, could cost $1.3 billion."

Map: The Bridge Empire of One of NYC's Most Prolific Builders

Curbed NY: "If the name Othmar Ammann doesn't ring a bell, it's about time that it should: The Swiss-born engineer is the man responsible for nearly half of New York City's most magnificent bridges, including some of the most recent constructions ("recent" being relative, of course)."

Bayonne Bridge to stay open today

NJ.com: "Motorists traveling to and from Bayonne today will have access to the Bayonne Bridge, which will remain open instead of closing for regularly scheduled construction, according to a Port Authority alert."

Bayonne Bridge to be closed from Friday night until Sunday morning

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed this weekend from 11:59 p.m. on Friday until 8 a.m. on Sunday due to ongoing construction on the "Raise the Roadway" project, the Port Authority has announced."

Bayonne Bridge Update

Hudson TV: "Bayonne Bridge Travel Alerts & Advisories: Port Authority Bridge & Tunnel Alerts is a free subscription service that notifies customers of 20 minute holds, bridge closures, incidents or events that may delay trips across the Bayonne Bridge or other Port Authority bridges and tunnels. Go to http://www.paalerts.com and click on Register for Port Authority Alerts"