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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

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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!

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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

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Bayonne New Jersey Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

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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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TRAVEL ADVISORY - LANE CLOSURES SCHEDULED FOR BAYONNE BRIDGE

PressReleasePoint: "The Bayonne Bridge will remain open from 3 p.m. Friday, October 7 until 7 p.m. Monday, October 10 to provide an alternate route for travelers affected by the planned closure of, and traffic diversions near, the Goethals Bridge.
The Bayonne Bridge also will remain open from 5 a.m. Tuesday through 5 a.m. Wednesday (October 11-12) in observance of Yom Kippur. On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (October 10, 12 and 13) the Bayonne Bridge will close from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (October 12-14) the bridge will close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For Staten Island residents: Overnight closures of Richmond Terrace between Nicholas Avenue and Morningstar Road will take place Monday through Saturday, from 9 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the following morning, for the next several weeks. During this time, residents will have local access to Newark Avenue and John Street. These closures are required to safely allow for overhead roadway installation."



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Stay away from the Goethals Bridge this weekend, Port Authority warns

NJ.com: "After the bridge is reopened Saturday morning, drivers can expect a minimum of 25 to 30-minute delays, Prince said. He suggested drivers use the Outerbridge Crossing or the Bayonne Bridge, which will not be under construction this weekend."

New Jersey docking pilot commission recruits for apprentice program

WorkBoat: "The program is open to licensed masters and mates with at least 10 years of industry experience, and five years in the towing industry. The pilots handle some of the largest ships in the world – including post-Panamax containerships, which for now can call at the Global Marine Terminal in Bayonne, but will have access to the harbor’s inner Newark Bay container ports when the $1.3 billion elevation of the Bayonne Bridge over the Kill Van Kull channel is completed."

Bayonne Bridge

Port Authority of NY & NJ - Alerts : " The Bayonne Bridge is now closed until 7pm Saturday, October 1st. Please plan an alternate route. The Bayonne Bridge will remain open throughout Columbus Day weekend, from 3 p.m. Friday, October 7 until 7 p.m. Monday, October 10, to accommodate travelers affected by a planned closure of the Goethals Bridge and traffic diversions related to the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project. In addition, there will be no daytime or nighttime closures on Tuesday, October 11, in observance of Yom Kippur."

Two more Hanjin ships set to call NY-NJ

JOC.com: "The South Korean bankruptcy court eventually freed funds for the work. But the ship then faced another problem: although it could fit under the Bayonne Bridge on its way into the terminal fully loaded, it would not be able to do so on its way out of the port after discharging its cargo. That was resolved by loading 800 empty containers owned by other CYKHE Alliance members onto the Hanjin Miami, which departed the port on Friday. The same issue, however, is likely to emerge with the Hanjin Switzerland, which is larger than the Hanjin Miami."

PANYNJ Port Industry Day

AJOT.COM: "Captain Schoenlank noted larger container ships need to be handled differently. Their sheer size and draft have to be considered when planning a port call inside the Bayonne Bridge. Maneuverability becomes an issue as vessels navigate access channels."

Watch the Gap | tugster: a waterblog

Tugster: a waterblog: "As of six days ago, that gap was all that seemed to remain for a complete span. Who knows . . . by now, that may be bridged as well.  Here are some of the posts that show the project of modifying the soon-to-be 85 year-old icon I’ve had on my blog since day 1.  Here were a set of posts I did when the bridge turned 80."

Bayonne Bridge contractor admits to drawing water from hydrant without meter

NJ.com: "Asked about the photo, Skanska said one of its employees "failed to use" a meter that morning when filling a water truck at a hydrant near 175 Ave. A in the area of the former A&P store. Skanska said it was issued a citation by the Bayonne Police Department on Sept. 9, and has been working with SUEZ to pay for the water that was used."

Weekend Schedule

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: "The Bayonne Bridge is closed until 7pm Sunday, September 25th, 2016. Please plan an alternate route."

Container ship passing under the Bayonne bridge in fog.

YouTube: "Container ship passing under the Bayonne bridge in fog."

'This is a joke, right?': Gondola idea draws priceless reactions

SILive.com: "Our readers were not impressed.

The high-flying gondola concept proposed by the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. didn't take off among our audience Tuesday.

The story spawned several jeers and puns, as well as suggestions on how to help commuters heading to Manhattan."

First Hanjin ship to call US East Coast port since bankruptcy

JOC.com: "The terminal agreed to work the ship after discussions with officials from labor, the terminal, and others involved resulted in the ship paying up front, and the parties came up with a plan to resolve a second  problem — the fact that once unloaded, the ship would be too high to get under the Bayonne Bridge.

That will be solved by loading containers from other carriers on the ship to weigh it down enough to fit under the bridge, port authority said."

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to take space at 80 Pine St. in lower Manhattan

Crain's New York Business: "The new space will house the Port Authority's office of major capital projects, including the World Trade Center construction department, managed by Steve Plate, the agency's chief of major capital projects. Staff such as construction managers, architects, engineers and administrative personnel working on the WTC site and other undertakings, including a planned redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the Gateway tunnel and an ongoing project to increase the height of the Bayonne Bridge, will relocate to the space by the end of the year."

Bayonne Briefs

Hudson Reporter: "Before the opening of the skate park, skaters were relegated to what was essentially a parking lot with a few ramps – a far cry from the real street features of today’s park. The Bayonne Bridge is only a few hundred feet away, enhancing the park’s “street” style. The park includes a concrete mini pipe, four-set staircase, and enough rails to keep grind-happy skaters from tearing up private property. "

Aerial gondola designer proposes route from Staten Island to Bayonne

SILive.com: "After the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) looked to the skies for a solution to the borough's transportation issues, a Colorado-based company came up with a design for an aerial gondola that runs from Elm Park to Bayonne in six minutes."

Bayonne Bridge Schedule: September 19-25, 2016

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "Next weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will perform a full weekend closure. The bridge will close at 9:00 pm Friday, September 23, and reopen by 7:00 pm Sunday, September 25."

Port Strategy | PANYNJ eager to attract ‘discretionary cargo’

Port Strategy: "Bethann Rooney, assistant director of the Port Commerce Department, added that once the project to raise the Bayonne Bridge is complete – providing an airdraft sufficient for 12,000 teu vessel calls - PANYNJ's maritime focus will be on densifying and automating facilities in the absence of land for expansion."

FMC Commissioner Doyle Addresses Hanjin

FMC Commissioner Doyle Addresses Hanjin: "With respect to empties there is a problem with the vessel HANJIN MIAMI that is afloat outside of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The vessel is scheduled to be unloaded at the Maher Terminal. The MIAMI, provided there is funding to unload the ship, could indeed be unloaded at Maher. However, there are so many disputes right now attached to empty containers that the terminal is not going to load the empties back onto the ship. And, if the empties cannot be reloaded on the vessel, then the ship will not be able to depart the harbor because it would not have the air clearance to navigate under the Bayonne Bridge-- even at a dead low tide. The empties act as additional ballast weighting the ship down so it can navigate under the bridge. One solution discussed could be that empty containers owned or controlled by other ocean carriers could be loaded on the MIAMI."

Bayonne Bridge to be closed this weekend

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 9 p.m., and it will remain closed until Sunday at 7 p.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Alchemy: Shipping and commodities go mainstream at New York Maritime Forum

Seatrade Maritime News: "The presenters from the PANYNJ, a political body now in the spotlight due to its ongoing “Bridge-gate” scandal, talked about the port’s move to compete in the East Coast arms race- attracting “discretionary cargo”. Bethann Rooney, assistant director of the PANYNJ’s Port Commerce Department, said that after the raising of the Bayonne Bridge (not the site of Bridge-gate), with late 2017 expected completion, 12,000 teu vessels would be expected to be the new “workhorse” in the port, with some 14,000 teu vessels, and possibly some 18,000 teu ships) making calls at the port."

Shippers question why Hanjin ships call some US ports but not others

JOC.com: "However, terminal operators in the United States are refusing to load Hanjin export containers, and empty containers, onto vessels, and that presents a problem for Maher. In order for the Miami to proceed outbound under the Bayonne Bridge, it needs loaded export containers aboard to weigh it down sufficiently in the water so it can fit under the bridge. A Hanjin vessel has also been drifting off the coast of Georgia, but there was no word from the Georgia Ports Authority as to when the vessel will proceed to berth."

New rail facility to extend Savannah’s Midwest intermodal reach

JOC.com: "Charleston is now deepening its harbor to 52 feet, strengthening its Wando Welch terminal to handle ship-to-shore cranes that are 155 feet high, compared with traditional cranes’ height of 115 feet, and implementing an automated gate system at the terminal. The harbors of the ports of Miami and Virginia are already 50 feet deep; Virginia is considering going even deeper, recently announcing a new $350 million investment to increase container capacity at one of its terminals. The Port of New York and New Jersey earlier this month completed its 50-foot deepening and work to raise the Bayonne Bridge roadway to allow larger ships to service the port’s largest terminals is expected to be finished by the end of 2017."

Container-on-barge launches across NY-NJ port harbor

JOC.com: "The service is intended to provide an alternative to the truck traffic that has sporadically choked the port with serious congestion, slowing the movement of goods and raising questions about the port’s ability to handle the growing volume of containers. About 15,000 truck trips a day go in and out of the port, and that is expected to increase as container volume rise, especially when a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge and allow larger ships into the entire port is completed late next year."

New Art Gallery set to open A bridge to the community

Hudson Reporter: They’re naming their gallery after the Bayonne Bridge, both for the neighborhood’s proximity to the bridge, but also because of the symbolism of the bridge. “Art can be a bridge in a community,” said Cheryl. “We want to be that bridge for people who live outside of Bayonne who have never been here, to bring them in and show them how wonderful Bayonne is.”

Charleston doubles down on investment to handle New Panamax ships

JOC.com: "The largest vessel serving the South Atlantic port today has a capacity of 11,000 TEUs, and soon after the Bayonne Bridge in New York-New Jersey is raised, 14,000-TEU ships will be calling at East Coast ports, he said."

How the world's largest landfill became New York's biggest park

Curbed NY: "We move on to another hilltop, a section called North Park. From there I can see the arch of the Bayonne Bridge and the petrochemical landscapes of Carteret and Perth Amboy, New Jersey, across the Arthur Kill. Way off in the distance is the Manhattan skyline, which looks as if it would fit neatly on a platter. All around are yellow butterflies."

Bayonne commemorates 15th anniversary of 9/11

NJ.com: ""They tell us we have to remember. We don't have to remember, because we live it every single day," said Mayor James Davis. "Anywhere you go in the city of Bayonne -- whether you're driving over the Turnpike or the Bayonne Bridge, -- you see the Freedom Tower and that's a reminder to every single one of us what happened 15 years ago.""

Bayonne Bridge Daily Schedule: September 12 - 16, 2016

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "Next weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will perform a full weekend closure. The bridge will close at 9:00 pm Friday, September 16, and reopen by 7:00 pm Sunday, September 18."

Bridge and tunnel use in city is rising thanks to better economy

New York Post: "The Goethals added over a million new drivers in the past 12 months, a 9 percent increase. It likely stemmed from construction closures at the nearby Bayonne Bridge, where traffic fell 28 percent in that same period."

Port Authority Alerts & Advisories

Port Authority Alerts & Advisories: "The Bayonne Bridge is closed until 7pm, Sunday, September 11th, 2016. Please plan an alternate route."

Man jumps from overpass of Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway

SILive.com: "In a dramatic scene, construction workers taking part in the nearby Bayonne Bridge project saw the man -- believed to be in his 30s -- dangling from the overpass at approximately 1:15 p.m., sprinted over and opened up a tarp in an attempt to break his fall, spokesman Joseph Pentangelo told the Advance."

My 9/11 story: James K. Aumack | Building Industry

pressofatlanticcity.com: "In the months that followed, my wife and I, as a custom, would go for a walk in the evening. We liked to walk in the park by the Kill Van Kull near the Bayonne Bridge. Here we saw the barges that carried the rubble from the towers to a remote and protected site on Staten Island, where it was sorted to find body parts and personal identification."

Harbor deepening project ends Big ships to bring new trade

Hudson Reporter: "The deepened harbor surrounds most of the peninsula of Bayonne, including the Kill Van Kull and Arthur Kill Channel to the south, the Port Channel and Anchorage Channel to the east, and the Newark Bay Channel to Port Elizabeth and Port Newark to the west. The deeper channel also extends into the Ambrose Channel under the Verrazano Bridge and into the Atlantic. "

Bayonne Bridge to remain open for Labor Day weekend

SILive.com: "In observance of Labor Day weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, through 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6."

APMT Rolls Out Major Scheme for ‘Future Trade’

Port Technology: "Wim Lagaay, President of APMT at North America, said: “We applaud the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Port Department who have been instrumental in deepening the harbour, heightening the Bayonne Bridge and listening to the changing needs of terminal operators and customers."

NY: Port Authority Prepares for 7M Passengers this Weekend

AviationPros.com: "Weekend construction and repair projects will be canceled this weekend at the George Washington Bridge. Construction on the Bayonne Bridge also is being suspended, and the bridge will remain open from 5 a.m. Sept.  2, through 9 a.m. Sept. 6."

Port Authority, Army Corps complete $2.1B harbor deepening project

NJ.com: "Funded by the Army Corps and the Port Authority, the project deepened the Ambrose Channel; the Anchorage Channel; the Port Channel; the Kill Van Kull; the main Newark Bay Channel to Port Elizabeth and Port Newark; Port Elizabeth and South Elizabeth tributary channels; and the Arthur Kill Channel."

Bayonne Bridge Weekend Closing Schedule

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "Friday, September 2 – Labor Day Weekend – no closure until Tuesday, September 6 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm until 5:00 am the following day."

APM Terminals to invest in new berth at NY-NJ port

JOC.com: "APM Terminals said it will issue a private tender for construction of the berth in the fall of 2016. That would give the company roughly a year before the largest ships able to pass through the Panamas Canal can call at New York-New Jersey. Ships calling the port must currently fit under the Bayonne Bridge, which is being lifted so larger ships can fit underneath it. That work is scheduled to wrap up in late 2017."

A Few Pictures From This Morning

 The new roadway support is now connected in the center.

 The view from 1st St. and JFK Boulevard.

UPDATE: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: "The Bayonne Bridge is closed until 7pm Sunday, August 28th. Please plan alternate route."

Bayonne Bridge to be closed this weekend

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 11:59 p.m., and it will remain closed until Monday at 5 a.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Ten Things You Don’t Know About Shipping |

PONYNJ: "When it comes to commercial shipping, history is being made across the New York/New Jersey region. From raising the Bayonne Bridge to accommodate larger ships to dredging the port harbor to 50 feet to allow adequate draft for the bigger ships coming to call on the East Coast, the local Port Authority ports are busier than ever."

The Bayonne Bridge and the mystery of the missing half-scissors

NY Daily News: "The span Down Under was the now-world famous Sydney Harbor Bridge. Though it opened a little later and was a few feet shorter than its American counterpart, bridge builders on opposite sides of the world decided to celebrate the spans as sister bridges, and commemorate the occasion by using the same pair of shears in both ribbon cuttings. Afterward, the plan was to split the scissors in half and send one part back stateside and let one part stay in Australia, according to the Port Authority blog."

60 Seconds with Michelle Brown, Choose New Jersey, Inc.

BusinessFacilities.com: "While completion of the $1.3 billion project to raise the clearance of the Bayonne Bridge from 150 to 215 feet to accommodate the largest vessels is scheduled for late 2017, there have been a series of infrastructure improvements at the Ports and beyond to ensure New Jersey will be ready for the super-containerships. For example, concurrent to the bridge raising project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Army Corps of Engineers have been working on a $1.6 billion harbor dredging project. The ExpressRail project at Port Newark will double its intermodal capacity to facilitate smooth sea/land connections; roads into and out of the Ports also has been expanded. Additionally, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has invested $2.3 billion on a widening project that is the largest ongoing roadway project in the Western Hemisphere. The project, which includes approximately 35 miles of road improvements to alleviate potential traffic from the Ports as well as points north and south, is nearing completion."

The Port of Los Angeles gives a lesson in mega ships

WUNC: "New York just passed the halfway mark on its $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge, set to open in 2017. The aim is to attract mega ships, the ones now able to move through the expanded Panama Canal to the East Coast. But making room for these vessels with taller bridges and deeper harbors is just the beginning. The challenges start all over again when a giant ship actually docks."

WATCH Progress On New York Harbor's Bayonne Bridge

gCaptain: "At the moment, the span presents a difficult obstacle to large container ships passing under it on the way to and from Newark Bay. Its clearance of between 151 to 156 feet (46–48 m) above the Kill Van Kull depending on the tide means that today’s largest ships, which can reach 175 feet (53 m) above the waterline, must fold down antenna masts, take on ballast and/or wait for low tide to pass through. The problem will become more serious now that the Panama Canal expansion project allows larger new-Panamax ships through the canal."

Sixth Boro Details 8 | tugster: a waterblog

Sixth Boro Details 8 | tugster: a waterblog: "Crew here work on re-elevating the antenna after clearing the Bayonne Bridge for sea.

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Water falling from Bayonne Bridge prompts noon response

SILive.com: "Police and the FDNY responded to a report of debris falling from the Bayonne Bridge around noon on Monday, but the substance turned out to be water used in the Raise the Roadway Project."

Bayonne Bridge to close overnight, reopen during day this weekend

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and reopen the bridge Saturday at 10 a.m.

The bridge will then close again Saturday at 11:59 p.m. and reopen Sunday at 10 a.m."

Panama Canal Expansion: Challenges for NYNJ

Global Trade Magazine: "The problems for the port of New York and New Jersey, according to BMI, will be how it is going to handle a presumed increase in volumes. The project to raise the Bayonne Bridge, which will allow larger vessels to transit the channels connecting New York Bay with container terminals in Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, will not be completed for a year and half."

Bayonne Bridge Update

Hudson TV: "Gertrude Street was closed during part of the second week of August.  A portion of 1st Street will be closed in the very near future. No date is available at this time."

What the bigger Panama Canal means for Australia and international shipping

Lloyd's List Australia - OPINION & ANALYSIS: "This has had its difficulties, such as the raising of the Bayonne Bridge roadway by 20 metres, a US$1.3 billion project due to be completed in late 2017 that is the key to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s efforts to attract larger container ships. Extensive and environmentally sensitive dredging is required at a number of East Coast ports to accommodate the larger vessels as well as extending the booms of ship to shore container cranes in order to service the wider container vessels."

Increased Traffic from Expanded Panama Canal Will Be a "Major Challenge" for New York-New Jersey, Says BMI

Ship & Bunker: "However, becoming able to handle this increase in trade volumes will be a major challenge for New York-New Jersey," said BMI, adding: "one of the major obstacles facing the port is the slow progress on a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge, which is not expected to be completed until late 2017."

BMI Research: US East Coast ports & Panama Canal expansion – no short-term benefits

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide: "One of the major obstacles facing the port is the slow progress on a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge, which is not expected to be completed until late 2017. This project will allow the larger 14,000 TEU vessels which can pass through the expanded Panama Canal to enter the harbour. While investment in infrastructure needed to handle these larger ships has been underway at New York-New Jersey since 2010, numerous delays to the Bayonne Bridge project continue to limit the extent to which the port will be able to receive these vessels. Some major international shipping companies, including AP Moller-Maersk and Hapag Lloyd, have consequently elected not to change their routes, as the inability to access New York-New Jersey with larger ships means they are unable to achieve necessary economies of scale by plying East Coast rather than West Coast routes."

VIDEO: How crews are lifting the Bayonne Bridge’s roadway while keeping its arch in place

Heavy Construction Equipment: "A video report recently posted by SILive.com provides a tour of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge construction project, which began in 2013 and is “Raising the Roadway” without altering the bridge’s existing arch."

At 60 percent complete, Bayonne Bridge construction progressing as planned, Port Authority says

NJ.com: "Asked about the potential impact of another harsh winter, Plate said only an extraordinarily harsh winter could prevent the project from achieving navigational clearance as planned.

"I think we've positioned ourselves well enough...that we're confident we're going to make the end of 2017," he said."

Photo Tour of Bayonne Bridge, August 11, 2016

NJ.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey gave a tour of the progress being made on the Bayonne Bridge's "Raise the Roadway" project on August 11, 2016."

Last Chance This Year! Hidden Harbor Tour of Port Newark!

Working Harbor Committee: "Our vessel will pass beneath the Bayonne Bridge where a massive infrastructure feat is in progress, giving you a unique and close up view of the roadway raising project."

TX construction crews break ground on nation's longest precast concrete cable bridge

Construction Dive: "The Bayonne Bridge upgrade project is also behind schedule, which means large ships cannot currently access three of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's largest port terminals. The Skanska USA-led joint venture performing the work on the Bayonne Bridge said it would be late 2017 before the bridge will be able to allow post-Panamax ships through."

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Sunday morning

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

Construction to raise Bayonne Bridge on track for 2017

News 12 New Jersey: "Construction to raise the Bayonne Bridge is on track to be complete by the end of 2017, according to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials."

A few Recent Photos

The east span road supports are about to meet in the middle.

No end to Staten Island Expressway nightmare (commentary)

SILive.com: "Traffic on the expressway got so bad that the Port Authority was forced to cancel the usual construction-related closing of the Bayonne Bridge so drivers had some way to detour around the nightmare. But trust us: A lot of folks coming here from New Jersey just had to turn around and go back home."

Bayonne Bridge: The Case of the Missing Half-Scissor |

PANYNJ: "Today, the Australian half, now paired with another blade, remains on permanent public display at the Stanton Library in North Sydney.  The Bayonne half? It vanished, never to be seen again.  The mystery of how it went missing and where it might possibly be continues to bedevil bridge buffs and Port Authority historians alike.  Its loss wasn’t discovered until 1981, when the Port Authority — preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bayonne Bridge — wanted to bring the artifact out of retirement. It was nowhere to be found."

How Panama Expansion Affects Supply Chain

SMHL.NEWS|:Authority of New York and New Jersey will spent  $3 to raise the height of the Bayonne Bridge, which connects Staten Island, N.Y. and Bayonne, N.J. This will allow the bigger ships to pass under the bridge so they can get to the docks for loading and unloading. Another $1.6 billion will be spent deepening the harbor and shipping channel."

How US Spies Secured the Hiroshima Uranium

Consortiumnews: "There the uranium was put on Pan American airplanes or on ships, both bound for New York, where it was unloaded and stored on the New York City borough of Staten Island. There the uranium remained until it was ready to be used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (The New York site under the Bayonne Bridge still registers radiation levels today high enough for the U.S. government to order a clean-up.)"

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend for construction

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 11:59 p.m. and reopen the bridge on Monday at 5 a.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Bayonne Bridge Daily Closing Schedule

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "Next weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will close at 11:59 pm on Friday, August 5, and will reopen by 5:00 am Monday, August 8."

Watch: Bayonne Bridge 'Raise the Roadway' construction progress

SILive.com: ""One of the interesting things about the Bayonne Bridge is that with most bridges you're concerned primarily with traffic going over the bridge, with the Bayonne Bridge we're just as concerned with traffic that's passing beneath the bridge. ...," said Dennis Stabile, Port Authority program manager, Bayonne Bridge Program."

Bayonne artist donates mural to hang on mayor's office wall

NJ.com: "The top of the mural reads "Bayonne, a Gem of the Hudson" and highlights city landmarks such as the Bayonne Public Library and the Teardrop Memorial at the tip of the former Military Ocean Terminal."

Don't Expect Huge Cargo Surge at U.S. East Coast Ports

Global Trade Magazine: "“The migration of seaborne cargo from the west coast to the east coast will continue to be a steady evolution,” the report concluded. “As it is, the MOL Benefactor is restricted to docking at the GCT Bayonne facility as the raising of the Bayonne Bridge—allowing the larger ships to pass under to reach the inner berths of Elizabeth and Newark—will not be completed until next year.”"

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno welcomes massive container ship to N.J. port (PHOTOS)

NJ.com: "Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno joins Global Container Terminals USA in welcoming Hyundai Saturn on its maiden call to the Port of New York and New Jersey at GCT Bayonne on Friday, July 29, 2016."

Panama Canal Expansion: Maritime Battles

Spend Matters: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spent more than $1 billion to raise the level of the Bayonne Bridge to allow for big ships to pass under the roadway."

Bayonne Bridge to be closed Saturday, will reopen Sunday morning

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

ORIGINAL Bayonne Bridge Booklet & Medal

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Bayonne Bridge to be closed this weekend

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 11:59 p.m., and it will remain closed until Monday at 5 a.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Total Impact of Panama Canal Widening May Be Delayed

GlobeSt.com: "Hotchkiss echoed Breeze’s sentiments about global skepticism and the port upgrades in Savannah, Charleston and Richmond having some impact on business. “They’re working hard to deepen their ports. Also, in the New York and New Jersey ports, there are issues with the Bayonne Bridge, so shippers may have to wait to use that port because they won’t be able to get into it.”"

Panama Canal Puts Pressure on U.S. Ports

Construction Equipment Guide: "The port authority of New York and New Jersey is in the process of raising the Bayonne Bridge from 151 ft. (46 m) to 215 ft. (65.5 m) to allow for the passage of cargo vessels below it. Other cities on the east coast, such as Miami, Charleston, Baltimore and Fort Lauderdale, also are in the process of renovations to their facilities to accommodate the ships coming in from the Panama Canal."

PANYNJ and the Panama Canal

PANYNJ: "“The Panama Expansion Project coupled with the significant infrastructure investments made by the Port Authority and our container terminal operators allow bigger ships to call the PANYNJ,” said Bethann Rooney, assistant director, Port Performance Initiatives, Port Authority."

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend for construction

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge Friday at 11:59 p.m. and reopen the bridge on Monday at 5 a.m."

Container Ships Pass Under Bayonne Bridge

Video: "Day to night transition timelapse, with large container ships passing under Bayonne bridge, NJ, en route towards Newark Harbor."

Port Welcomed Largest Container Ship Ever To Call On New York/New Jersey

Global Trade Magazine: "To prepare for the new larger ships, the Port Authority and its private-sector tenants have invested $6 billion in projects to prepare the port complex. The most critical investment is the raising of the roadway on the Bayonne Bridge, a $1.3 billion project that will increase the navigational clearance under the bridge from 151 feet to 215 feet. The bridge’s navigational clearance will be in place by the end of 2017, allowing all terminals to serve the largest ships calling the port. Ships docking at GCT Bayonne do not have to travel under the Bayonne Bridge."

Massive Container Ship Arrives at Port of NY/NJ

TruckingInfo.com: "PANYNJ and its private-sector tenants have invested $6 billion in projects to prepare the port complex. The preparations includes raising the roadway on the Bayonne Bridge, increasing the navigational clearance under the bridge from 151 feet to 215 feet. The change will be in place by the end of 2017, allowing all terminals to serve the largest ships calling on the port."

HMM to deploy larger ships on trans-Pacific service calling US East Coast

JOC.Com: "These newbuilds are particularly noteworthy in that their air draft — the space between the top of a ship’s bridge and an object such as a bridge or crane — should allow them to transit under the Bayonne Bridge, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. The bridge prevents most mega-ships from reaching the majority of container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey, but the port is currently working to the lift the bridge so larger ships can fully access the port, and that work is expected to wrap up in 2017."

Ship upsizing no guarantee of trans-Pacific capacity glut

JOC.com: "The only terminal in the largest East Coast port complex that is not affected by the height limitation of the Bayonne Bridge right now is Global Container Terminal, but Zaninelli cautioned that carriers “can’t dump too much freight on Global” without overtaxing the yard and gates. "

Bayonne welcomes largest container ship to ever call on Port of N.Y. and N.J.

NJ.com: "The Port Authority noted that while the largest ships cannot travel under the Bayonne Bridge until 2017, ships can still dock at GCT Bayonne — just not at all the terminals at the port.
The $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" bridge project, which began in May 2013, is designed to raise the navigational clearance under the crossing from 151 feet to 215 feet to allow larger ships to travel under it.
The project was originally slated to achieve navigational clearance this year in time for the completion of the Panama Canal's expansion, but that was pushed back to late 2017, the Port Authority announced last fall."

Panama Canal Update: New Locks, Bigger Ships

JDSupra: "Ports on the West Coast saw a shift to the Panama Canal during 2015 labor disruptions, but have since regained a lot of that business. Some of this container traffic may shift to the Panama Canal now that it can handle larger vessels. However, the new classes of vessels with a capacity of 18,000 TEUs will continue to use West coast ports and will be able to call at U.S. East coast ports via the Suez Canal when infrastructure improvement projects, such as the raising of the Bayonne Bridge between New Jersey and Staten Island, are completed."

Bayonne Bridge Weekend Schedule

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website: "The Bayonne Bridge will close at 11:59 pm Friday, July 8, and reopen by 5:00 am Monday, July 11."

Largest ship to call at NY-NJ highlights port productivity challenges

JOC.com: "The opening of the Panama Canal’s new locks is the first of two events expected to result in bigger ships coming to New York-New Jersey. The second — the completion of a $1.3 billion project to raise the clearance under the Bayonne Bridge from 151 feet high to 215 feet — is expected by the end of 2017. That is expected to have a far larger impact — many neo-Panamax vessels, and a sizeable number of even smaller ships, can’t fit under the Bayonne Bridge. GCT Bayonne is the only major New York-New Jersey terminal that is outside the bridge and can accept the largest ships calling the port."

Assessing the Impact of the Panama Canal Expansion

Global Trade Magazine: "Over the next decade South Carolina will invest $700 million in port-related infrastructure projects, on top of $1.3 billion in federal aid. The Port of Miami spent $43 million on four super-sized cranes to handle cargo from larger ships, while in New York and New Jersey, the Bayonne Bridge is being raised from 151 feet above the water to 215 feet, to allow bigger ships to pass through Port Newark and other local ports."

Thrashers shred fresh pavement at new skate park Extreme sports get support in Hudson County

Hudson Reporter: "The Bayonne Bridge is only a few hundred feet away, enhancing the park’s “street” style."

Bayonne Bridge Update

Hudson TV: "Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Port Authority has provided the City of Bayonne with updated information on the Bayonne Bridge construction project."

Another Port Authority toll hike? (editorial)

SILive.com: "And, to be fair, we can't say that the authority isn't spending the money. They are raising the Bayonne Bridge and building a Goethals Bridge twin, to name just two projects that will impact Staten Island. But even with that being said, the Bayonne raising is aimed primarily at helping the Port Authority itself, by allowing the new generation of larger "supercontainer" ships to pass underneath it, thus increasing business for the port. Not that Islanders won't appreciate the bridge's wider lanes and the bike and pedestrian walkways."

Truck driver failed to pay Bayonne Bridge toll, but had $6,900 on him: cops

NJ.com: "Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said the man was pulled over at around 3:15 p.m. when he failed to pay the toll. Police then found that he had $6,900 on him, Pentangelo added.  Furthermore, police learned the company that owns the truck -- KTR Hauler of Perth Amboy -- is responsible for $113,000 in unpaid EZ Pass tolls, Pentangelo said. "

Permanent fix needed for Transportation Trust Fund

APP.com: "Expanding rail freight capacity and dealing with increased truck traffic will be especially important because Port Newark cargo is going to double once the Bayonne Bridge is raised to accommodate the new Panamax super freighters."

Gas tax fallout: What projects would a Christie stop-work order affect?

NJ101.5: "What road projects will come to a halt as a result of Gov. Chris Christie’s late-night executive order stopping work until the Transportation Trust Fund gets more money? So far — none.

Work on long term projects such as the Pulaski Skyway in North Jersey and the Port Authority’s project to raise the Bayonne Bridge already were taking off the long holiday weekend, although lane closures and construction equipment will in place."

The $5.4B Panama Canal Project Completion Proves Anticlimactic

National Real Estate Investor: "However, on the less growth side, the East Coast ports—though busy with tens of billions of dollars of new port improvements to get ready for these new ships that can handle twice the cargo—just didn’t make the deadline. Dredging projects are still ongoing, or even still on the planning table. The most impactful project that would bring products to the millions of consumers—improvements to the New York/New Jersey port that include the $1.3 billion plan to lift the Bayonne Bridge—is stalled until late 2017."

Port Authority to Replace Toll Equipment, Making Way for Cashless Tolls

Video | NJTV News: "Two years ago, the Port Authority voted to have cashless tolls on the Bayonne Bridge starting in 2017, once crews complete the raised roadway."

Video: Delayed Bayonne Bridge Project Impacts Residents

NJTV Public Media NJ Video: "Residents living near the Bayonne Bridge say the project to raise it has gone on longer than anticipated and is impacting their homes. The delays could also cost the Port of Newark big boat business."



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Fourth of July 2016: Travel information on buses, railway, ferry

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge, which usually closes on the weekends for "Raise the Roadway" construction, will remain open all weekend."

Panama Canal Expansion: What Awaits Railroad Stocks?

Zacks.com: "This is because these shipments are limited by height of the Bayonne Bridge in New York and inability of East Coast ports to accommodate increasing container volumes, thereby keeping the West Coast railroad volumes intact. The company also said that given a higher proportion of cargo would be at sea due to longer travel period to reach East Coast, financially struggling shipment companies would have to buy more containers which would be tough for them."

Panama Canal: It's OK if You Have a Bigger Boat

Economy Watch: "In addition, in New York, the Bayonne Bridge, which spans the channel between Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, currently restricts both states' biggest ports from accepting these super-sized vessels. The project to raise the bridge has been delayed until the end of 2017 because of engineering miscalculations and construction work slowed by inclement weather."

Panama’s Big Bet, Part 3: A game changer for U.S. trucking?

CCJ: "The consensus is any shift won’t happen overnight. While most major East Coast ports can accept up to 10,000-TUE ships, they are scrambling to complete billion-dollar projects to host the 14,000-TEU ships capable of passing the Panama Canal. The Port of New York and New Jersey is set to complete the Bayonne Bridge navigational clearance project late next year, while the Port of Charleston and Port of Savannah are currently working on dredging projects to allow the largest Neopanamax ships to reach their ports in the next two years."

An expanded Panama Canal opens for giant ships

Journal Star: "This prospect has triggered activity up and down the East Coast. After delays, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey now says that a $1.3 billion project to raise the 85-year-old Bayonne Bridge will enable ships to pass under by late 2017."

Expanded Panama Canal open for business but questions linger on its ability to be a game changer

Logistics: "Gross also noted that many of the East Coast ports are not ready for the bigger ships, as they are either currently lacking the depth (Savannah, Charleston) or height (New York’s Bayonne Bridge), explaining that not many of the bigger ships will be deployed if they can’t call on New York."

Panama Canal expands, opens third lane

Fleet Owner: "A lot of those peaks and valleys have to do with the East Coast ports and how they have been gearing up for the expansion. The biggest problem, Gross noted, is the port of New York and New Jersey, which is an integral part of the ship commodity on the East Coast. Three of the port’s four major terminals could accept the larger container ships, but they are on the wrong side of the Bayonne Bridge, which remains too low to accommodate these new titanic cargo ships. Though the bridge is being raised, that effort isn’t expected to be completed until 2017."

Citizen avoids assaulting a piece of black plastic

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: That was good advice, though I now understand why they invented whiskey as a calmative. I don’t drink anything stronger than Sam’s Choice Cola from Wal-mart, but I could dearly have used a shot of Old Grand Dad when a flashing sign appeared on our approach to the bridge that would take us to our destination: “Bayonne Bridge Closed. Consider Alternate Routes.”

Port Authority will vote on cashless tolls

NorthJersey.com: "A Port Authority spokesman said the agency plans to institute all-electronic tolling at the Bayonne Bridge with the opening of the bridge’s elevated roadway next year."

Bigger ships heading for Georgia

www.myajc.com: "The port of New York-New Jersey, where 40 percent of East Coast cargo alights, won’t finish raising the Bayonne Bridge to accommodate bigger ships until late next year. Shippers say the biggest vessels won’t come to the East Coast at all without deliveries to the massive New York market."