Global port terminal rises from edges of the Cooper River

SC Biz News: "The widening of the Panama Canal, which was completed last summer, and the raising of the Bayonne Bridge between New Jersey and New York, which is slated to be finished in mid-2019, are expected to bring more and bigger ships to the East Coast, including to the Port of Charleston. "

US port deepening fight intensifies on funding worries

JOC.com: "Ports that aren’t able to allow ocean carriers to bring in larger ships risk being kept off service loops that favor ports than can. Carriers are bringing larger ships to call the East Coast after the expanded Panama Canal locks opened in June, but they have held off on deploying more large ships because only one marine terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey can handle them. When raising the Bayonne Bridge is completed in late 2017, carriers will have more of an incentive to deploy larger ships, since all marine terminals at the largest East Coast port will be able to handle them. The ports of Miami, Baltimore, and Virginia can handle ships loaded up to 14,000 TEUs since their harbor depths are at least 50 feet."

Bayonne Bridge Construction Update

River View Observer: "On the new roadway from 6th Street o the bridge’s main span, workers are continuing to install lighting, drainage systems, electrical systems, the barrier wall, and other roadway-related structures."

Editorial: PATH, bus terminal essential to PA

NorthJersey.com: "The replacement of the Goethals Bridge is underway. Elevation of the Bayonne Bridge will allow new, larger container ships to access our ports. And even Port Authority critics, state Sens. Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, and Bob Gordon, D-Fair Lawn, told The Record’s editorial board recently that the remodeled GWB Bus Station, nearing completion despite delays, will be impressive once it is opened."

NY-NJ terminal blames harsh weather for truck delays

JOC.com: "The congestion reflects the difficulties at the heavily used port, where turn times can easily rise above two hours, as it works to ensure the swift and smooth arrival of trucks and containers in and out of the port in preparation for the arrival of increasingly larger ships. That is expected to happen once a project to elevate the Bayonne Bridge is completed at the end of 2017. At present, the low elevation of the bridge prevents big ships passing below and reaching three out of the four terminals — among them PNCT."

Port Authority of NY & NJ - Alerts & Advisories - Bayonne Bridge

Port Authority of NY & NJ: The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from Friday, January 27, 9 p.m. around-the-clock until 10 p.m. Saturday, January 28.

The Port Authority's top money makers (and losers)...

NJ.com: Bayonne Bridge in the red.

Traffic Continues During 'Raise the Roadway' Project

Construction Equipment Guide: “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,” said Neal Buccino, senior public information officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. “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.”

Big ship ready – Video Case Histories

DC Velocity: "That Bayonne Bridge project she mentions is a massive engineering marvel and one of the largest ever undertaken in the region. The $1.3 billion project involves building a new roadway 65 feet above the original road surface. The tricky part is that the construction is taking place while commuters, trucks, and others are using the bridge on a daily basis. Once completed, the original roadway will be removed so that taller ships as large as 18,000 TEUs can easily pass below."

Congestion 3

tugster: a waterblog: "It also gives a sense of the random traffic patterns, here about to pass the impatient Peking are (l to r) Michael Miller, Charles Burton, and way in the distance Robert E. McAllister."

Bayonne Bridge Weekend Schedule

Port Authority of NY & NJ: The bridge will be closed from "Friday, January 20, 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, January 21"

Bayonne Bridge deck elevation progress January 20, 2016

Flickr: Recent photos of bridge elevation progress.

Bayonne bridge construction update

Hudson TV: "On the new roadway from 6th Street o the bridge’s main span, workers are continuing to install lighting, drainage systems, electrical systems, the barrier wall, and other roadway-related structures."

Bayonne Bridge; 1/16/2017. 8x10 Wet Plate Collodion Tintype. Taken with a pinhole camera @f/293. Exposure time 12 minutes.

Imgur: Tintype photo.

NY-NJ appointment system cuts truck turns without major hitch

JOC: "The system, at just one of out of six terminals at the largest port on the East Coast, is designed to improve drayage efficiency. Such efficiency at the port is critical as it prepares to meet the increased workload and additional systemic stress expected after the completion of a project at the end of this year to raise the Bayonne Bridge. The project will enable ships that can carry more than 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units to stop at all four of the port’s main terminals. Only one — Global Container Terminal — is at present accessible to big ships because they can’t get under the bridge."

Is 2017 the Year of the Anticipated Coastal Import Shift?

Colliers International: "ALL EYES ON THE BAYONNE BRIDGE: New York-New Jersey, the largest port on the East Coast, is still expected to be the main beneficiary of any increase in inbound container volume from the Panama Canal expansion. This is because of its proximity to the largest population concentration on the East Coast and the recent dredging project that deepened its harbor to 50 feet."

Where the Second Avenue Subway Went Wrong

The New Yorker: "When New Jersey wanted to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, it took five years, and twenty thousand pages of paperwork, for the project to get under way. Obviously, environmental and workplace standards are important, but a recent paper by Philip Howard, the chairman of Common Good, suggests that a more streamlined regulatory process, like those found in many developed countries, could save hundreds of billions of dollars."

Bayonne Bridge Schedule: January 20 - 21, 2017 : City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "Next weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will perform an Extended Friday Closure (EFC). The bridge will close at 9pm Friday, January 20, and reopen by 10pm Saturday, January 21."

Erin McAllister and More

tugster: a waterblog: " I was interested in the ship because a friend had assisted docking when she arrived ."

Port Authority wants to go after your license, registration if you cheat tolls

NJ.com: "Port Authority officials will ask New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission to suspend the registration privilege of chronic toll violators, similar to what is now done in New York State, as the agency moves to cashless toll collection."

Port Authority of NY & NJ posts for public comment proposed $32.2 billion draft 10-year capital plan

AJOT.COM: "These investments include $578 million for the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Project, which will allow larger more efficient ships to access the Port of New York and New Jersey; $364 million for the Port Wharf and Berth Replacement Program; $164 million for the port and rail cargo facility at Greenville Yard; and $162 million for the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project."

As MTA expects new head, Staten Island waits with bated breath

SILive.com: "It also got a promise from Prendergast of $5 million to study the proposed West Shore light rail, which would run about 13 miles from Richmond Valley to Elm Park, carrying commuters over the Bayonne Bridge to connect with New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line."

Bayonne Bridge, Holland Tunnel lane closures scheduled

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday through 10 p.m. Saturday, to accommodate construction on the "Raise the Roadway" project, which will elevate the bridge's roadway to provide navigational clearance for neo-Panamax container vessels."

Bayonne Bridge to Remain Open on Thursday Night, January 12

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "Due to the closure of the Goethals Bridge on Thursday night, January 12, 2017 the Bayonne Bridge WILL CANCEL its planned overnight closure that night.  Once the Bayonne reopens at 3:00 pm on Thursday, January 12, it will remain open to accommodate traffic from the Goethals and will not close again until the daytime closure on Friday, January 13."

Goethals Bridge N.J.-bound lanes to be closed Thursday night

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing will remain open Thursday as alternate routes. Thursday night's scheduled closure of the Bayonne Bridge has been canceled."

Weekend Schedule

Port Authority of NY & NJ: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, January 6 through 10 p.m. Saturday, January 7 to accommodate construction on the “Raise the Roadway” project."

12 people jumped to deaths from George Washington Bridge in 2016

NY Daily News: "So many people have leapt from the span, the Port Authority took steps to post more police officers to the walkway and set up surveillance cameras. The authority’s other bridges include the Bayonne Bridge, the Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing."

NY/NJ Port Authority Drafts $32B Capital Plan

AviationPros.com: "The plan also includes $7.6 billion to finish projects currently in construction, such as the Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridge, PATH’s signal replacement program, upgrades to the Harrison and Grove Street PATH stations and the port and rail cargo facility at Greenville Yard.  Of that $7.6 billion, a total of $2.5 billion will support LaGuardia Airport’s ongoing Terminal B redevelopment project."

Port Authority 2016: It’s a Wrap

PANYNJ: "Steady progress was made on two signature bridge projects: raising the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge and the complete replacement of the Goethals Bridge."

New alliances, bigger ships put US ports on high alert

JOC.com: "At New York-New Jersey, the largest port on the East Coast and the third-largest in the US, 2017 is likely to be dominated by the port’s preparation for the year-end opening of the elevated Bayonne Bridge. The bridge, which will be 215 feet high instead of 151 feet currently, will enable ships of up to 18,000-TEU capacity to call at all four of the port’s main terminals. Only ships of less than 10,000 TEUs are currently able to call because the existing bridge is too low to allow large ships to berth at three of the port’s main terminals; only Global Container Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey, located on the channel before the bridge, is currently able to service larger ships."

Odd, but interesting: Cityscape, Staten Island, Bayonne Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty Video by Alisa Karter on Youtube

Pinterest: "Cityscape, Staten Island, Bayonne Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty"

Port Authority to step up security at Staten Island bridges over holiday weekend

SILive.com: "There will be increased anti-terrorism patrols and commercial vehicle inspections at Port Authority tunnel and bridge crossings, which include the Outerbridge, Goethals and Bayonne bridges, the Port Authority said."

Bayonne Bridge closures resume Tuesday

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will remain open around-the-clock until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3."

Big new tugboats coming in 2017

WorkBoat: "The new tugs will be McAllister’s first to meet the stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4 air emission standards for higher horsepower vessels. After the completion of a $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge over the Kill Van Kull channel, the tugs will be taking those ships under it to Port Newark on the New Jersey side of the harbor."

Verrazano lane closures show MTA just doesn't care (commentary)

SILive.com: "It almost seems futile to complain. Because what has complaining gotten us in the past? Nothing. Entities like the MTA and Department of Transportation, both city and state, probably figure that when it comes to anything related to traffic, Staten Islanders are just going to complain anyway, so why should we listen to what they have to say? Let's just do whatever we need to do. Here's why they should listen: Because we're the ones paying the freight. Particularly when it comes to the Verrazano, the toll money from which is used to subsidize the Long Island Railroad and Metro-North. And because we're the ones who are vitally dependent on the Verrazano, like we're vitally dependent on the other three Staten Island spans. After all, we are an island. There's no other way for us to drive off the borough. It's not like this everywhere. In a show of motorist consideration, the project to raise the Bayonne Bridge is being suspended so the bridge can stay open around the clock this holiday season."

How does an N.J. driver get a discount on Staten Island bridges?

NJ.com: "Generally, you would be out of luck if you're using a New York MTA run bridge, such as the Verrazano Bridge, to and from Staten Island. But the Outerbridge is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which offers a commuter discount for its Staten Island crossings, which include the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge and the Bayonne Bridge. GOT QUESTIONS? Ticked off about mass transit? Wondering about road construction? E-mail your questions to NJ.com's transportation expert Larry Higgs. He'll answer your questions on Tuesdays and Thursdays on NJ.com. You can also Tweet @CommutingLarr are in luck. Drivers who sign up for the agency's Staten Island bridges plan get a 50 percent discount off the E-Z-Pass rate of $12.50 which comes to $6.25 per trip. Drivers have to make a minimum of three Staten Island-bound trips a month to qualify for the plan."

Bayonne The Year In Review

Hudson Reporter: "Parks in Bayonne are steadily being renovated to meet a growing public demand for open space. Dog walkers, seniors taking their constitutionals, joggers, and anyone who loves great views of the bridge and the waterfront are proving the value of city parks. Skateboarders and BMX bikers were ecstatic when the city opened the 1st Street Skate Park next to the Bayonne Bridge. The all-cement park was dedicated in September to Tyler Sellers, a 20-year-old who died crossing Route 440."

Staten Island Staffers: A Bridge to a Happier Holiday |

PANYNJ: "Each year, the Port Authority’s Staten Island Bridges staff members – those who ensure safe operations at the Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing – mobilize as a single unit to raise the spirits of those less fortunate during the holiday season through the Giving Tree."

Inside Port Authority's lab that tests concrete strength, durability

NJ.com: "To many it may seem that laying concrete on a roadway is one of the final steps to big construction projects like the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, but for Port Authority's Materials Engineering Unit lab, it's just the beginning of a series of tests that ensure the concrete is safe and durable."

Bayonne Bridge to remain open around-the-clock until Jan. 3

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, around-the-clock until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3."

NY-NJ port loses East Coast share amid congestion concerns

JOC.com: "The port has also invested heavily to bring on-dock or near-dock railway to the port’s five biggest terminals and to dredge its channels to 50 feet. Late in 2017, the authority expects to complete the raising of the Bayonne Bridge’s 151-foot vertical clearance to 215, feet, allowing larger ships to fit under it. The present low elevation means that at present most ships larger than 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units, and many smaller vessels, can get to only one of the port’s terminals."

Will Trump live up to his infrastructure promises?

The Olympian: "In this Nov. 15, 2016, file photo, a worker lifts materials as construction continues on the new roadway deck of the Bayonne Bridge in Bayonne, N.J. Even as they maneuver for a share of the $1 trillion in spending President-elect Donald Trump promised to rebuild America’s roads, bridges and airports, lobbyists for transportation and utility industries are beginning to wonder whether Trump really meant what he said. From the day he formally entered the presidential race to the moment he declared victory, Trump pledged to rebuild the nation’s aging and inadequate infrastructure. Mel Evans, File AP Photo"

New York City issues hazardous travel advisory as storm brings snow, rain

abc7ny.com: "Due to the weather conditions, all lanes of the Bayonne Bridge were closed in both directions in Staten Island."

Bayonne Bridge reopened following snow, ice removal

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge, which was supposed to be closed until 8 a.m. Saturday to accommodate ongoing construction, remained shut for more than an hour more due to ice and snow removal, the Port Authority said. The bridge was scheduled to be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday as part of the "Raise the Roadway" project. However, all lanes in both directions remained closed until shortly after 9 a.m. due to weather conditions, according to an alert from New York City."

Bayonne Bridge Raise The Roadway Pictures

From SILive: 60 Pictures. 

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday morning

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 11:59 p.m. and it will remain closed until Saturday at 8 a.m. to accommodate ongoing construction as part of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Web Cam - Navigational Clearance Project - Bayonne Bridge

The Port Authority of NY & NJ

Rounding Bergen Point 3

Tugster: a waterblog:

Award recipients at Industry Luncheon held on December 5, 2016 in Newark, NJ

AJOT.COM: "The New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association received the Lifetime Achievement Award for its dedication to the safety and efficiency of the harbor operated in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The award was presented by Carmine Ragucci, a senior NY Pilot commissioner. “It’s an honor to have our 300-year history of contributions to the maritime industry now recognized by CII with this Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Captain Richard Schoenlank, president, New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association, who accepted the honor with Captain John DeCruz, President, New York Sandy Hook Pilots Association. “For three centuries, our highly skilled pilots have devoted their careers to providing safe passage through the Port of New York and New Jersey. And looking to the future, I am confident that we are prepared for the challenges that lie ahead,” said Captain Schoenlank, referring to the raising of the Bayonne Bridge that will allow for mega-carriers to call at the port."

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday morning

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 11:59 p.m. and it will remain closed until Saturday at 8 a.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

NY/NJ: Port Authority Adopts 2017 Budget

AviationPros.com: "Highlights of the 2017 Capital Budget: $887 million for investment in tunnel, bridge and terminal facilities, including the ongoing Bayonne Bridge project, the new Goethals Bridge, planning funds to begin the process of building a new Port Authority Bus Terminal, and major state-of-good repair projects at the George Washington Bridge."

The national infrastructure dilemma

Washington Times: "Raising the Bayonne Bridge roadway, a project with virtually no environmental impact, required a 10,000-page environmental assessment and another 10,000 pages of permitting and regulatory materials."

FMC Doyle remarks for North American Ports Association

AJOT.COM: "In New York and New Jersey, work continues on raising the Bayonne Bridge’s clearance from 151 feet to 211 feet. The Port Authority reports that vehicles will begin using the new upper roadway deck by mid-2017 with larger ships being able to pass under the bridge by late 2017. Additionally, a $2.1 billion project to dredge the harbor to 50 feet was completed last month. Capacity and efficiency gains will also be made from a $1.6 million grant from MARAD to improve the Port’s barge program and to create the first-of-its-kind New York Harbor Crane Operators Training Center."

Cashless tolls will come with stiff penalties for drivers who don't pay

SILive.com: "The Port Authority recently announced that when the new roadway opens next year, the Bayonne Bridge will become an all-electronic tolling (AET) facility. In addition, all MTA facilities plan on going cashless during 2017, starting with the tunnels at the beginning of the year, as part of a project announced in October by Gov. Andrew Cuomo."

Bayonne Bridge Weekend Schedule

Bayonne Bridge: The bridge will be closed from Friday, December 2, 11:59 p.m. around-the-clock until 8 a.m. Sunday, December 4.

Bayonne Bridge open this weekend; closures resume next week

SILive.com: "After a week of being open around-the-clock, the Bayonne Bridge will resume closures for construction starting Monday, Nov. 28."

Bayonne Briefs

Hudson Reporter: "The two-lane roadway just completed is intended as the northbound road, but the PANYNJ said one of the lanes will allow for southbound traffic while two additional lanes are installed. The road is expected to be open to motorists by the second quarter of 2017. The old road underneath is due to be removed in 2017, allowing more navigational clearance, while a two-lane southbound roadway is due for completion in 2019. The completion date was postponed in 2015 due to inclement weather in the winters of 2014 and 2015 as well as unanticipated repairs and modifications to the bridge."

Bayonne Bridge travelers get break from closures next week

NJ.com: "On Monday, Nov. 21 and Tuesday, Nov. 22 the bridge will close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. It will then remain open through the Thanksgiving holiday week, and will close again at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28. "

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday

WOPULAR: "The Bayonne Bridge is scheduled to close on Friday, Nov. 18, and remain closed until the morning of Saturday, Nov. 19."

Bayonne Bridge Blog Achieves 100,000 Hits

I have run this blog since 2009 when it was obvious that the bridge was going to be redesigned or rebuilt. I live about 1/2 block away from the base of the bridge, so I started this blog to record and track its progress and development as a service to the neighborhood and region.  Today we hit over 100,000 hits/visits. Thank you!

I will continue to update the blog until the project is completed (and maybe thereafter). Until then, I thank you again for visiting the site and hope you have the opportunity to travel over this historical arch now, or at some point, in the future.

See you at 200,000 hits!

Bayonne Bridgeman

Bayonne Bridge travelers get break from closures next week

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will stay open for the majority of next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Port Authority officials announced. The bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. tonight through 8 a.m. Saturday to accommodate construction on the "Raise the Roadway" project, which will elevate the span to 215 feet above the water.  On Monday, Nov. 21 and Tuesday, Nov. 22 the bridge will close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. It will then remain open through the Thanksgiving holiday week, and will close again at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28. "

Major Carrier Acquires NY-NJ Terminal Share

Port Technology International: "The Maher terminal is the largest at the Port of New York and New Jersey, and following the completion of the Bayonne Bridge project, it will be ‘mega-ship ready’, able to handle 14,000 TEU capacity container ships."

At Sea With New York Harbor’s Channel Masters

The New York Times: "If the water in the harbor were to evaporate, you would see a series of trenches snaking from the Atlantic into the Hudson and around Staten Island into Newark Bay. For more than a decade, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Army Corps of Engineers have been digging a 50-foot-deep channel to accommodate a new generation of supersize ships traveling to New York from an expanded Panama Canal. As part of the project, the Bayonne Bridge is being raised, and once all of the work is completed, ships more than four football fields long, carrying as many as 9,000 40-foot containers, will be able to reach marine terminals in New Jersey."

Officials Unveil Bayonne Bridge's Elevated Roadway

ABC News: "The new roadway will also have wider lanes and a median, and will be the first Port Authority bridge to use cashless tolls, said Cedrick Fulton, the agency's head of bridges, tunnels and terminals."

Watch: Bayonne Bridge celebrates progress on 85th anniversary

SILive.com: "It's typical on an anniversary to reflect on how far you've come in the years you've spent together. 

And the Bayonne Bridge, which spans the Kill Van Kull to link Bayonne, N.J., and Port Richmond, has come a long way in the 85 years since it opened to traffic Nov. 15, 1931. The bridge is currently in the middle of its $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" construction project, which began in 2013.

On Tuesday, as the bridge celebrated its special day, the Port Authority made a special announcement of its own regarding its progress with the project: The installation of a new, elevated roadway that stands 215 feet above mean high water over the Kill Van Kull and 64 feet higher than the existing roadway. The additional air draft will allow the Port of New York and New Jersey to welcome larger and more efficient vessels.

Media was invited Tuesday to walk over the new roadway, which will initially open with two 12-foot lanes of traffic, one in each direction."

Bayonne Bridge construction constant burden for neighbors

News 12 New Jersey: "Port Authority officials unveiled Tuesday the elevated roadway that was built as part of the Bayonne Bridge expansion project. But Bayonne residents who live near the bridge say that the years-long project has been burdensome in their daily lives."

Bayonne Bridge's first elevated roadway installed

NJ.com: "In a new milestone, the elevated roadway that will eventually serve as the northbound side of the Bayonne Bridge has essentially been completed, the Port Authority announced."

Sneak peek at new Bayonne Bridge roadway

WNYW: "FOX 5 News was given an early preview of the raised roadway of the Bayonne Bridge on Tuesday, the same day as the span's 85th birthday."

A Look Back at the Bayonne Bridge

SILive.com: "A Look Back at the Bayonne Bridge"

Bayonne New Jersey Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

iStock: "Bayonne New Jersey Pictures, Images and Stock Photos"

Bayonne Bridge Closure Schedule Change

Port Authority of NY & NJ - Alerts & Advisories: Closed Friday, November 11, 9 p.m. around-the-clock until 10 p.m. Saturday, November 12.  The original schedule had the bridge closed all wekend.

Workboats confront the post-Panamax era

WorkBoat: "At the west end of the Kill Van Kull, one more step in the port’s adaptation is taking shape: a $1.3 billion rebuilding of the Bayonne Bridge to raise its vertical clearance to 215′ from 151′, to accommodate the air draft of new ships being built to reach the U.S. East Coast through the widened Panama Canal. After delays, the bridge is now expected to be ready by the end of 2017."

Bayonne Bridge Weekend Schedule

PressReleasePoint: "The bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, November 11, through 7 p.m. Sunday, November 13 to accommodate construction on the “Raise the Roadway” project."

Six Bridges : The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann: Darl Rastorfer

Amazon.com: Othmar Ammann's name may be unfamiliar, but the six magnificent New York City bridges he created are known to all: George Washington, Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows. Ammann's long-span bridges came to define an epoch and shape the modern New York metropolis. This book is the first to examine the genius of Ammann and the special group of bridges he designed and engineered as part of the New York region's interstate highway system. With more than 200 archival photographs, the book vividly displays the physical transformation of New York, the development of long-span suspension structures, the construction process of each bridge, and the spectacular completed bridges. Widely considered the greatest American bridge designer of the twentieth century, Swiss-born Ammann (1879-1965) gained experience designing railroad bridges in Pennsylvania before beginning his work in New York City. This book considers the artistic, scientific, and technical achievements embodied in the six major bridges Ammann produced between 1925 and 1964, as well as the bridges' impact on the city. The book features an illustrated and annotated list of all Ammann's built and unbuilt projects and a glossary of technical terms.

Prospects for a New Container Terminal at Halifax

Maritime.com"Prior to the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal to transit neo-Panamax size ships of 13,000 TEUs, several North American East Coast ports undertook programs to modify their berths and terminals for the larger container ships. At Newark, the Bayonne Bridge was raised to transit the larger ships at high tide, while the port was dredged to accommodate deeper draft vessels. At Halifax, the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge was raised to 50 meters above sea level to transit larger vessels that could sail into Bedford Basin. Work is underway at Saint John, New Brunswick, to serve neo-Panamax ships."

N.S. should support port of Halifax over container facilities in Canso, Sydney: study

CTV Atlantic News: "The study raises a number of red flags for the Port of Halifax's future, saying that the shipping industry may be about to go through a period of consolidation and Halifax is considered a "discretionary" harbour in comparison to competitors along the U.S. northeastern coast and Montreal. The raising of the Bayonne Bridge in New York will increase the harbour's ability to admit large ships and "this will likely erode some of the Port of Halifax's business as it will no longer have the same advantage over New York/New Jersey for accommodating ships over 8,000 TEUs," it says. The lack of a large local market also creates headwinds for the success of Halifax, as ships tend to prefer to unload at larger centers where they can increase profits by offloading close to the final destination, says the report."

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 9 p.m. and it will remain closed until Saturday at 8 a.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project.

The bridge will remain open until Monday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m."

Nightmare Before Christmas

AJOT.COM: " In the PANYNJ a recent Hanjin vessel scheduled to call at a terminal in Newark Bay had to be diverted to Global Marine Terminal, Bayonne. You see there was no export cargo going out on this ship so she rode higher in the water. In fact, too high to make it back under the Bayonne Bridge. Can you imagine what a nightmare this caused for containers scheduled to be mounted on wheels in one terminal and now diverted to another?"

NY-NJ port takes aim at congestion, Midwest market via rail

JOC.com: "The port authority last month completed the dredging of its main channels to 50 feet. A $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge’s 151-foot vertical clearance to 215 feet is scheduled for completion at the end of 2017. The bridge raising will allow larger ships to reach all of the port’s four main container terminals instead of only Global, which lies outside the bridge."

A cop's best friend Port Authority graduates seven new canine teams

Hudson Reporter: "Perhaps the most famous Port Authority K9 ever was Sirius, who perished in the collapse of the World Trade Center’s South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. A monument and dog run has been dedicated to Sirius near the foot of the Bayonne Bridge, one of the facilities that are overseen by the Port Authority."

Moody's assigns Aa3 to PANYNJ Consolidated Bonds, 197th and 198th Series; Outlook stable

Moody's: "The authority operates all the interstate vehicular tunnels and bridges in the port district which, together with the Port Authority Bus Terminal, PATH and the Trans-Hudson Ferry service, constitute the authority's interstate transportation network. The bridges and tunnels include the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, George Washington Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, the Goethals Bridge, and the Outerbridge Crossing."

Bayonne Bridge Weekend Schedule

Port Authority of NY & NJ: The bridge will be closed from "Friday, October 28, 9 p.m. around-the-clock until 7 p.m. Sunday, October 30"

Bridges of size

Noseweek: "The bridge finally opened on 19  March 1932. At 505 metres, it was aiming to become the largest single- span-arch bridge in the world. Alas, just before the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon, Bryson wryly records that “the Bayonne bridge in New York quietly opened and was found to be 6.35cm – 0.121% longer.”

The Bayonne Bridge team recently reached an important #milestone: completing the last #concrete placement for the new northbound #roadway deck spanning the Kill Van Kull waterway! The northbound roadway will be complemented in the near future by the southbound side. Now, it is fully connected to both the NJ and NY approaches. The countdown continues in anticipation of opening this new, higher roadway to the public!

Skanska USA on Instagram: "The Bayonne Bridge team recently reached an important completing the last concrete placement for the new northbound roadway deck spanning the Kill Van Kull waterway! The northbound roadway will be complemented in the near future by the southbound side. Now, it is fully connected to both the NJ and NY approaches. The countdown continues in anticipation of opening this new, higher roadway to the public!"

Expanded Panama Canal to affect North American logistics flows

MMD: "In New York, for example, harbour navigation channels were deepened, and the Bayonne bridge, at the entrance of Newark Bay, is being raised. The project was touted as possibly “the most important and influential project related to modern day economics in the Northeast. Modern-day container ships may now enter the port fully loaded and safely,” said Col. David Caldwell, the Army Corps’ New York District Commander.

“Completion of the harbour deepening project is a major milestone in our efforts to meet the needs of the region’s 23 million consumers now and in the future,” said Port Authority Port Department Director Molly Campbell. “It culminates more than 25 years of work and $6 billion in public and private sector investment to ready the port for the new generation of vessels, and will continue to support the 336,000 jobs and billions in economic activity the port generates.”

The New York project will ensure that area businesses have easier and more affordable access to global markets with the completion of the Panama Canal expansion—and improve the shipping of goods to nearly 100 million American consumers living on the East Coast."

Why can t cops crack down on jitney buses Death of an 11 year old in Jersey City may cause a change

Hudson Reporter: "Some of the jitneys that run from the foot of the Bayonne Bridge to New York City are covered under federal interstate laws, and so it would take a federal authority to oversee any street side inspection. "

Last two Hanjin ships set to call NY-NJ port

JOC.com: "The Hanjin Bremerhaven’s arrival follows the berthing Tuesday of another Hanjin ship that was previously arrested and held near the Panama Canal, the 7,500-TEU Hanjin Baltimore. It unloaded 1,500 containers at Maher Terminals and then moved to Global Container Terminals in Bayonne to unload 200 more containers.

The Hanjin Baltimore stopped at both terminals to avoid any problems passing under the Bayonne Bridge.

The bridge is too low for larger ships to pass under without being weighed down with cargo, but vessels must do so to get to Maher Terminals, the only one of the port’s four main terminals with a regular Hanjin call. Port officials worried that if all the containers were removed from the vessel at Maher Terminals, the ship would be too high to go under the bridge on departure."

Christie Aide in Bridge-Plot Trial Recalls Violent Acts by Governor

Courthouse News: "On the stand Frday, Kelly volunteered a number of potentially embarrassing stories about Christie. Among various Port Authority events in 2013 that Christie used for political fodder, Kelly said, were the groundbreaking of a new PATH station in Harrison and the retooling of the Bayonne Bridge."

Bayonne Bridge to Close All of Weekend

TAPinto: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 through 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced."

Expect nighttime closures on Bayonne Bridge this weekend

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge on Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Saturday. The bridge will be closed again on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Sunday."

New Hudson River rail tunnel could be funded by 2019

NJ.com: "The Hudson River tunnels have been included on the "President's Permitting Dashboard" which allows the same kind of fast tracking that the Port Authority used to speed up reconstruction of the Bayonne Bridge. That could save one year on an environmental review that is under way and "billions of dollars" off the final Gateway cost, Schumer said."

Hanjin ships head to NY-NJ as lawyers squabble

JOC.Com: "The Hanjin Switzerland docked at Maher Terminals about 7 p.m. Thursday in an unusual two-part move that also involved a stop at the Global Container Terminal in Bayonne, where cargo was removed and placed on a barge and sent on to Maher Terminals. The move was designed to avoid problems fitting the ship under the Bayonne Bridge."

Hanjin Bankruptcy Fiasco Still Hurting Apparel Importers

California Apparel News: "On the East Coast, a Hanjin ship that was to dock at Maher Terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will be landing at the Global Container Terminal in Bayonne, N.J. The concern was if the ship left the port filled with empty cargo containers it would sit too high and not be able to pass under the Bayonne Bridge.

So cargo will be unloaded in Bayonne, loaded onto a barge and taken to Maher Terminals."

Trump and Clinton pledge billions to fix US infrastructure

E&T Magazine: "One example he frequently cites is the Bayonne Bridge ‘Raise the Roadway’ project. Its economic objective is sound. The bridge connects New Jersey and Staten Island, NY, and raising its clearance will allow the new generation of larger Panamax container ships to pass easily into Newark Bay.

This is being achieved by building a new roadway above the existing one and removing the original. The bridge’s existing foundations and rights-of-way were carefully integrated into the design so that it would arguably have no significant environmental impact.

Yet, as Howard points out, there was a five-year pre-project review that resulted in a 20,000-page environmental assessment. Even after Bayonne’s approval, the project was then challenged in court by groups who thought the assessment insufficient."

Second Hanjin ship to call NY-NJ port since bankruptcy

JOC.com: "By docking at that terminal, rather than the scheduled point of arrival at Maher Terminals, the 9,030-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit vessel will avoid any possible difficulty passing under the Bayonne Bridge, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday."

Port of New York & New Jersey advancing toward goal of nation’s No. 1 containerport

AJOT.COM: "In an interview with the American Journal of Transportation, Campbell enthusiastically shared her thoughts on the recently finished deepening of the port’s harbor to 50 feet, the soon-to-be-completed raising of the Bayonne Bridge roadbed, the just-inked agreement to bring the port its first-ever comprehensive master plan and the possibility of extended gate hours by late next year."

Authority Warns of Heavier Bayonne Bridge Traffic Starting Tonight

TAPinto: "Work related to the new Goethals Bridge has necessitated the full overnight closure of the current Goethals span on Friday, Oct. 7 to demolish and replace a railroad bridge which crosses over the lanes that lead to the bridge."



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Clear sailing: Bayonne Bridge to stay open until Wednesday morning

NJ.com: "Port Authority officials say that from Monday night through 9 a.m. Wednesday the bridge will remain open because of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 12 and 13, the bridge will close from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m."

Bayonne Bridge to remain open this weekend

SILive.com: "According to the Port Authority, the bridge will remain open from 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, until 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, to accommodate travelers affected by a planned closure of the Goethals Bridge and traffic diversions related to the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project."



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Port of New York/New Jersey is meeting tomorrow’s challenges

AJOT.COM: "The Kill Van Kull is the principle strait through which all cargo ships enter Port Elizabeth and Port Newark. Robbins Reef Light marks the entrance to the channel, which spans 3 miles to Bergen Point, just under the Bayonne Bridge. At its widest point it is 0.5 miles. The Kill’s four doglegs are of particular interest to harbor pilots. A starboard turn must also be negotiated after clearing the bridge between Bergen Point and Shooters Island, a span of 0.65 mi in order to reach the container terminals in Newark Bay. The MSC Beryl with a 12,400 TEU capacity has a length of over 12,000 feet and a beam of nearly 159 feet. She draws 50.85-feet of water.  As a result of her size, the ship will have to await high tide to transit through the Kill Van Kull. It’s been said that big ships act like giant sails. With minimal water under her keel and a 15-knot wind, a ship like the MSC Beryl will require skillful navigating to transit from the Upper New York Bay to Newark Bay."



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