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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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