Bayonne Bridge to close for night, early morning work starting tonight | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge to close for night, early morning work starting tonight | NJ.com: "The Port Authority has announced that the southbound lanes leading to Staten Island and northbound lanes heading to Bayonne will be closed between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday.

The full overnight closure of lanes on the 82-year-old bridge will continue tomorrow from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday."

Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises - New York City's Famous Boat Tours

Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises - New York City's Famous Boat Tours: "This tour passes New York’s West Side waterfront before crossing the harbor toward Staten Island. It then enters Kill Van Kull, the area’s busiest waterway dividing Staten Island and Bayonne, passing tug yards, oil docks and marine repair facilities. It then passes under the Bayonne Bridge and visits the giant container ports of Newark Bay, Port Newark and Port Elizabeth where the world’s largest container ships tie up."



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Mayor Smith Designates New Permit Parking Area by the Bayonne Bridge | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Mayor Smith Designates New Permit Parking Area by the Bayonne Bridge | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "The following streets will be included in the Purple Zone:

-          Avenue A from 1st Street to North Street

 -         Bay View Court

 -         West 5th Street from Kennedy Boulevard to the western terminus

 -         Margaret Street

 -         West 4th Street from Kennedy Boulevard to  Avenue A

 -         Juliet Street

 -         West 3rd Street from Kennedy Boulevard to Avenue A

 -         Gertrude Street

 -         West 2nd Street from Trask Avenue to Avenue A

 -         West 1st Street from Trask Avenue to Avenue A

 -         West 6th Street from Avenue A to the western terminus

 -         Trask Avenue from 1st Street to 2nd Street"

New parking zone to be set up near Bayonne Bridge | Jersey Tribune

New parking zone to be set up near Bayonne Bridge | Jersey Tribune: "The city has designated a new parking zone for multiple streets near the spanning steel bridge at the southern-most end of Bayonne. Designated the Purple Zone, the area is expected to buoy long-term and temporary residential parking and alleviate traffic during construction to the 80-year old bridge, according to the city."



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Town hall meeting set to address questions about Raise the Roadway Bayonne Bridge project | SILive.com

Town hall meeting set to address questions about Raise the Roadway Bayonne Bridge project | SILive.com: "STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A town hall meeting to address concerns about the Raise the Roadway Bayonne Bridge project will be held Tuesday night in Port Richmond High School. "

Prepping for the Panama Canal Expansion -- New York Raising a Bridge and New Container Cranes | Old Salt BlogOld Salt Blog

Prepping for the Panama Canal Expansion -- New York Raising a Bridge and New Container Cranes | Old Salt BlogOld Salt Blog: "The expansion of the Panama Canal, which will allow the transit of much larger ships through new locks,  is like a large stone dropped in the center of a quiet lake. The ripples are being felt on every shore.  This Saturday, the semi-submersible heavy-lift ship Zhen Hua 10 steamed under the Varrazano-Narrows and Bayonne bridges in New York harbor, with three new container cranes on deck to accommodate the larger container ships which will be soon able to transit the expanded canal. The new cranes cost $40 million and are  part of the investment being made in response the expansion of the Canal.  Drivers bound to or from Staten Island this weekend were reminded of the largest component of the project.  The Bayonne Bridge, which is being raised to allow larger ships to pass under at a coast $1.3 billion, was closed again for construction this weekend."

Port Authority police: no report of jumper from Bayonne Bridge | NJ.com

Port Authority police: no report of jumper from Bayonne Bridge | NJ.com: "Despite a previous report, a Port Authority police spokesman said there is no report of a search of the Kill Van Kull for a possible jumper from the Bayonne Bridge."

The bridge is currently open.

Cars are moving in both directions. 

Arrival of Chinese ship carrying massive cranes put off one day | NJ.com

Arrival of Chinese ship carrying massive cranes put off one day | NJ.com: "The arrival of the Chinese ship carrying three massive cranes to Port Newark has been put off a day, Port Newark Container Terminal President James Pelliccio said.
Originally scheduled to arrive this afternoon, the ship has been moved into the same timeframe tomorrow by the U.S. Coast Guard, Pelliccio said."

Behemoth ship carrying massive cranes for future of shipping industry to pass through Bayonne waters | NJ.com

Behemoth ship carrying massive cranes for future of shipping industry to pass through Bayonne waters | NJ.com: "The vessel, the Zhen Hua 10, is carrying three massive cranes that will be able to handle the supercargo ships that are prompting the raising of the Bayonne Bridge roadbed and the deepening of the Panama Canal."

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend | NJ.com: The Port Authority has announced the Bayonne Bridge will be closed this weekend, starting Friday at 9 p.m., officials said.

Bayonne Bridge project endangers public health: Opinion | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge project endangers public health: Opinion | NJ.com: According to the author: "Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has shown remarkable indifference to the consequences of raising the Bayonne Bridge."

Popular Bayonne Bridge weekend shuttle service to return

Popular Bayonne Bridge weekend shuttle service to return | NJ.com: "After a long awaited winter hiatus, the popular Bayonne Bridge pedestrian and bicyclist shuttle service is back this weekend and through October, said Port Authority officials.  "

Bayonne Bridge closed this weekend for construction; free weekend shuttle for pedestrians, cyclists to resume | SILive.com

Bayonne Bridge closed this weekend for construction; free weekend shuttle for pedestrians, cyclists to resume | SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed this weekend for construction work on the Raise the Roadway project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reports.

The bridge will be closed beginning Friday at 9 p.m. through Monday at 5 a.m.

The month of May also marks the return of free weekend shuttle service across the Bayonne for pedestrians and bicyclists who wish to cross the span during the construction project."

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BAYONNE BRIEFS: "Bridge to be closed this weekend for continued project work

 

The Bayonne Bridge will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 2, and continuing through 5 a.m. Monday, May 5, to allow work to proceed on the “Raise the Roadway” project, which will allow larger, more efficient ships to access the region's port terminals.

The scheduled weekend work will allow for the safe removal of portions of the structure of the bridge and for the lifting of large steel and concrete sections onto the bridge.

Motorists should consider using the Goethals Bridge as an alternative.

Additional full weekend closures are expected throughout the year and will be announced.  

To receive the latest updates, travelers should register for Bridge and Tunnel Alerts at http://paalerts.com/, call 511, or visit www.511NY.org or www.511NJ.org."

Hudson Reporter - BAYONNE BRIEFS

Hudson Reporter - BAYONNE BRIEFS: "This popsicle-stick model of the Bayonne Bridge by Alexander Berman of Nicholas Oresko School is on display in city hall."

Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program (BBNCP)

The Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program (BBNCP) addresses the raising of the vertical clearance at the channel from the present value of 150.8 feet to 215 feet at the centerline of the channel. This will help high capacity vessels to pass under the Bayonne Bridge. The main scope of the project includes the construction of new piers, approaches and roadway, and raising the roadway at the arch."

Bayonne residents fear flooding from bridge construction | NJ.com

Bayonne residents fear flooding from bridge construction | NJ.com: "“When we figure out what happened, we will put measures in place to prevent this from happening again,” said Port Authority spokesman Chris Valens."

Residents blame flooding in homes on storm drains covered as part of Bayonne Bridge project - News 12 New Jersey

Residents blame flooding in homes on storm drains covered as part of Bayonne Bridge project - News 12 New Jersey: "Homeowners say the Port Authority is to blame for several homes in a Bayonne neighborhood flooding with water.
Neighbors on 5th Street say they awoke Saturday morning to find their basements filled with several feet of water. They say the problem can be traced to the Port Authority's Bayonne Bridge reconstruction project."

Unsolicited proposal earns architect $500,000 from Port Authority

Unsolicited proposal earns architect $500,000 from Port Authority - News - NorthJersey.com: "But Port Authority engineers and lawyers quickly rejected the designs for the Goethals and Bayonne bridges as unworkable and unneeded."