Bridge Closures

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "During the current phase of construction, the Bayonne Bridge will undergo two to four six-hour closures per week, in order to allow for the installation of road segments."

Bayonne Bridge Construction Photos

Port Authority lays support for the Bayonne Bridge's elevated roadway - Photo Gallery: Construction workers on the New Jersey side of the Bayonne Bridge use the Port Authority's gantry cranes to place and secure a pier table, which will hold the raised roadway."

Ponying up a pittance for West Shore rail study (editorial)

Ponying up a pittance for West Shore rail study (editorial) | SILive.com: "The rail line would run a 13.1-mile route along the Island's West Shore, with stops from Richmond Valley to Elm Park. It would carry Island commuters to the Bayonne Bridge to connect with New Jersey Transit's Hudson Bergen Light Rail Line."

8th Street renaissance State plan would revitalize downtown corridor

Hudson Reporter - 8th Street renaissance State plan would revitalize downtown corridor: "Plans could include a shopping center and assisted living facility at the old Brass Foundry site on Avenue A by the entry to the Bayonne Bridge. "

Revised Bayonne Bridge Closing Schedule for the Week of February 23 | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Revised Bayonne Bridge Closing Schedule for the Week of February 23 | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Tuesday February 24 – 9:00am – 3:00pm CANCELLED"

The Bayonne Bridge by Veronica Henson

Photo by Veronica Henson

Bayonne Bridge Closings for the Last Week of February 2015

Bayonne Bridge Closings for the Last Week of February 2015
Monday February 23 – 9:00am – 3:00pm
Monday February 23 – 9:00pm – 5:00 am
Tuesday February 24 – 9:00am – 3:00pm
Tuesday February 24 – 9:00pm – 5:00 am
Wednesday February 25 – 9:00am – 3:00pm
Wednesday February 25 – 9:00pm – 5:00 am
Thursday February 26 – 9:00am – 3:00pm
Thursday February 26 – 9:00pm – 5:00 am
Friday February 27 – 9:00am – 3:00pm
Friday February 27 – 11:59pm into Saturday February 28th

Bridge Closed Today (Saturday) Until 7pm.

Bridge Closed Today Until 7pm.  The Bayonne Bridge will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 20.  The bridge will re-open on Saturday, February 21, at 7:00 p.m.

Bayonne Bridge Construction Update

Bayonne bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue February updates | NJ.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released another series of updates on the ongoing $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" project on the Bayonne Bridge, according to Bayonne city officials."

Bayonne Bridge Closures Update

Bayonne Bridge Closures Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Be advised the scheduled six-hour Port Authority closures of the Bayonne Bridge scheduled for the remainder of this week have been canceled. "

Bayonne Bridge Closure Schedule – Week of February 17, 2015 | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Closure Schedule – Week of February 17, 2015: "Wednesday February 18 – 9:00am – 3:00pm closure (Six-Hour Closure)

Wednesday February 18 – 9:00pm – 5:00 am closure
Thursday February 19 – 9:00am – 3:00pm closure (Six-Hour Closure)
Thursday February 19 – 9:00pm – 5:00 am closure
Friday February 20 – 9:00am – 3:00pm closure (Six-Hour Closure)
Friday February 20th at 11:59 PM into Saturday February 21st at 11:59pm

20-Minute Traffic Holds
None scheduled this week."

Uranium Stored Near the Bayonne Bridge at Port Richmond Waterfront Site

Advance historic page from March 1, 1981: Uranium contamination at Port Richmond waterfront site | SILive.com:

Princeton University Digital Library -- Item Overview

Princeton University Digital Library -- Item Overview: "Port of New York Authority, Kill Van Kull Bridge, Bayonne - Port Richmond, main bridge abutments, plan of site and borings, contract no BP-2, drawing no 1, June 1, 1928"

Bayonne Bridge open through Tuesday | SILive.com

Bayonne Bridge open through Tuesday | SILive.com: "The rest of the week's schedule for the Bayonne Bridge is:

Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closure; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday closure
Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closure; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday closure
Thursday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closure; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday closure
Friday, Feb. 20: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closure; 11:59 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 closure."

Off-peak closures scheduled for the Bayonne Bridge throughout the week | SILive.com

Off-peak closures scheduled for the Bayonne Bridge throughout the week | SILive.com: "The bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Tuesday, February 10, through Friday morning, February 13, to allow for commuters to span the bridge during peak traffic hours."

Tappan Zee: Family business' steel plates help bind new bridge together

Tappan Zee: Family business' steel plates help bind new bridge together: "Macuch is also providing components for the effort to raise the roadway on the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey."

Bridge Pictures?

Hudson Reporter - Is it really illegal to take pictures in the train station Transit agencies have differing policies for photographers videographers: "When the Bayonne Community News recently started taking photographs of a Bayonne Bridge gantry crane from a public sidewalk, a Port Authority police officer asked the journalist to stop.

“You’re not supposed to be taking pictures,” the officer said. “It’s a Homeland Security issue.”

Actually, that isn’t the case."



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Bayonne Bridge to be closed for 24 hours on Saturday | SILive.com

Bayonne Bridge to be closed for 24 hours on Saturday | SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed form Friday, Feb. 6, at 11:59 p.m. to Saturday, Feb. 7, at 11:59 p.m. to facilitate "Raise the Roadway" construction."

Bayonne Bridge off-peak closure canceled for Friday | SILive.com

Bayonne Bridge off-peak closure canceled for Friday | SILive.com: "The Port Authority has canceled its six-hour closure of the Bayonne Bridge on Friday.

Instead, there will be two 20-minutes traffic holds on Friday morning, one at 9 a.m. and another at 11 a.m., to facilitate "Raise the Roadway" work."

First roadway segment installed in Bayonne Bridge construction, Feb. 2015 | NJ.com

First roadway segment installed in Bayonne Bridge construction, Feb. 2015 | NJ.com:

Six-hour daytime closure of Bayonne Bridge postponed | NJ.com

Six-hour daytime closure of Bayonne Bridge postponed | NJ.com: "There will also be six-hour closures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, according to the Port Authority's website."

Bayonne Bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue January updates | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue January updates | NJ.com: "The Port Authority has announced that there will be periodic 20-minute traffic holds through Dec. 2015. They will take place between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Motorists and community members should sign up for e-alerts on the Port Authority website for real-time information and scheduling of 20-minute holds.

From the first quarter of 2015 (probably starting in early Feb.) to Dec. 2015, some six-hour daytime closures are expected on weekdays. Plans are tentative.

There will be extended Friday night closures, beginning Friday nights at 11:59 p.m., and ending Saturday nights at 11:59 p.m., on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7."

Panama Canal Expansion 85% Complete | Working Harbor Committee

Panama Canal Expansion 85% Complete | Working Harbor Committee:

Bayonne Bridge to Stay Open Friday Night, January 23 | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge to Stay Open Friday Night, January 23 | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that the Bayonne Bridge will remain open Friday night, January 23.  A snowstorm is expected."

Divided we stand | JOC.com

Divided we stand | JOC.com: "Indeed, supply chain interests have options, and they’ll only increase over the next year and beyond. The Panama Canal is a year away from being able to handle 13,000-TEU ships. New York-New Jersey is about the same from completing a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge, eliminating air-draft restrictions that prohibit mega-ships from calling at four terminals at the nation’s third-largest port."

Hudson Reporter - Port Authority announces Bayonne Bridge closures

Hudson Reporter - Port Authority announces Bayonne Bridge closures: "The bridge will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 21 and Thursday, Jan. 22 from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next day. The bridge will be closed from Friday, Jan. 23 at 11:59 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Closures are weather dependent."

From earlier today: Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne and Goethals bridges now open | SILive.com

UPDATE: Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne and Goethals bridges now open | SILive.com: "The Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne and Goethals bridges have been re-opened in both directions following closures due to icy weather conditions Sunday morning."

Bayonne Bridge to be closed for 24 hours this weekend to facilitate 'Raise the Roadway' construction | SILive.com

Bayonne Bridge to be closed for 24 hours this weekend to facilitate 'Raise the Roadway' construction | SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed for 24 hours, from Friday night at 11:59 p.m., to Saturday night, at 11:59 p.m."

Bayonne bridge to be closed all of Saturday beginning Friday night: Port Authority | NJ.com

Bayonne bridge to be closed all of Saturday beginning Friday night: "from Friday at 11:59 p.m. until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. -- as work continues on the ongoing $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" project, the Port Authority has announced."

Bayonne Bridge Closures and Traffic Holds in January | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Closures and Traffic Holds in January | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "The bridge will be closed from Friday night at 11:59pm through Saturday night at 11:59pm during the weekends of January 9 and January 16." Routine closures otherwise.

Bayonne Bridge In Black And White by Paul Ward - Bayonne Bridge In Black And White Photograph - Bayonne Bridge In Black And White Fine Art Prints and Posters for Sale

Bayonne Bridge In Black And White by Paul Ward (Photo).

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advised the City of Bayonne concerning the latest developments in the Bayonne Bridge construction project."

Bayonne Bridge Winter 2014 Newsletter Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Winter 2014 Newsletter Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Please click on the image above or here to read the Winter 2014 Bayonne Bridge newsletter update."

How to fix America's crumbling bridges - The Week

How to fix America's crumbling bridges - The Week: "It involves a healthy dose of private sector involvement"

Bayonne Bridge Holiday Season Schedule | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Holiday Season Schedule | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Daily Schedule

Monday, December 22 – No overnight closure

Tuesday, December 23  – No overnight closure

Wednesday, December 24 – No overnight closure

Thursday, December 25 – No overnight closure

Friday, December 26 – No overnight closure

 

20 Minute Traffic Holds

Not scheduled to occur between Monday, December 22, and Monday, January 5.

 

NOTE: The Bayonne Bridge will remain open through Monday, January 5. "

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advised the City of Bayonne concerning the latest developments in the Bayonne Bridge construction project."

Federal, State regulations delay much needed repairs on America's bridges - CBS News

Federal, State regulations delay much needed repairs on America's bridges - CBS News: ""It took four years, but by infrastructure standards, that's very quick. Most projects take five, six, seven, eight, more than 10 years to get to construction," Bayonne Bridge program director Joann Papageorgis said."

Ports expand -- at the expense of America's poor? | MSNBC

Ports expand -- at the expense of America's poor? | MSNBC: "So how exactly does the Panama Canal expansion affect Jersey? Perhaps the biggest aspect of the project is the planned raising of the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, which connects New Jersey with Staten Island, New York. The move would allow for bigger and taller cargo ships, some coming from the Panama Canal to pass beneath it and drop off cargo containers in and out of nearby Port Newark. Several ports around the country are similarly renovating and gearing up for the larger ships to come through."

Bayonne Bridge closures this week | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge closures this week | NJ.com: "As part of its "Raise the Roadway Navigational Clearance Project," the Port Authority has announced the Bayonne Bridge will be closed this week Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights at 9 p.m. until the following mornings at 5 a.m., as well as 11:59 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday."

Tappan Zee Bridge: Woman of steel finds work riveting

Tappan Zee Bridge: Woman of steel finds work riveting: "County Fabricators secured its first Tappan Zee contract 18 months ago and its eight full-time workers have been busy ever since.

About 80 percent of their work is related to the project, although it has done jobs for both the Goethals and Bayonne bridge rebuilds.

"This is a great time in New York to be involved in civil construction and fabrication," Benza said. "There's a lot of really exciting stuff going on.""

Video: Residents Concerned Bayonne Bridge Project | Watch NJTV News Online | TPT Video

Video: Residents Concerned Bayonne Bridge Project | Watch NJTV News Online | TPT Video: "The Port Authority's project to raise the Bayonne Bridge is causing noise, dust and vibrations that have nearby residents worried."

Hudson Reporter - Making progress Raise the Roadway project hitting new plateaus

Hudson Reporter - Making progress Raise the Roadway project hitting new plateaus: "The $743 million Raise the Roadway project for the Bayonne Bridge is clicking on all cylinders, with the expected completion of a gantry crane to move materials across the span, an increased optimism from some area residents, and about a quarter of the work completed."

Port Strategy - Shout about the benefits

Port Strategy - Shout about the benefits: "As the year winds down, I am reflecting on a rather large missed opportunity. New York's radio stations, and their TV counterparts, have been quite diligent in announcing a weekend closure of the Bayonne Bridge for construction and closures during weekdays - all part of the “Raise the Roadway” project."

NY-NJ port sets volume record, preps for 2015 | JOC.com

NY-NJ port sets volume record, preps for 2015 | JOC.com: "The Port of New York and New Jersey handled record container volume in October, and port officials report progress on a broad effort to prepare for larger ships expected to accompany the mid-2016 raising of the Bayonne Bridge."

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "The assembly of the gantry is 95% complete.  The gantry will have a load and performance test on December 8. This gantry will carry the pre-cast roadway slabs to the new piers.  The piers are the columns that will hold up the roadway.  The crane height will start at 120 feet and then grow to 300 feet once it gets closer to the Kill Van Kull.

Port Authority announces its 2015 budget via Twitter | NJ.com

Port Authority announces its 2015 budget via Twitter | NJ.com: "The $7.8 billion combined spending plan includes: a $2.9 billion operating budget; $1.1 billion in debt service; and a $3.6 billion capital plan highlighted by continuing work on the Bayonne Bridge roadway raising, replacement of the Goethals Bridge, overhauls of the George Washington Bridge and Lincoln Tunnel Helix, and completion of the transportation hub plus other work at the World Trade Center site, which makes up 45 percent of capital costs."

Toll hike on Staten Island Port Authority bridges set for Dec. 7 | SILive.com

Toll hike on Staten Island Port Authority bridges set for Dec. 7 | SILive.com: "In what has become a grim holiday tradition, the Port Authority will soon roll out more toll hikes.

For the fourth year in a row, Dec. 7 will mark another set of fare increases at the Goethals and Bayonne bridges and the Outerbridge Crossing.

The new rates will include a 75-cent hike for E-ZPass users and a $1 increase for those who pay the cash toll. Those increases will bring the off-peak E-ZPass toll to $9.75; the peak E-ZPass toll to $11.75 and the cash fare to $14."

The Beauty of ‘Infrastructure’ - WSJ

The Beauty of ‘Infrastructure’ - WSJ: "What are some of the most ambitious infrastructure projects under way in the U.S.?

 I take a broad view of the term infrastructure—not just big civil-engineering projects such as bridges and highways but all of the technological systems that support modern civilization. Given this definition, I think one could make a strong case that the biggest project is the ongoing expansion and replacement of the communications network, driven by the adoption of Internet standards and cellular-telephone technology. It’s really quite amazing. It took almost 100 years to wire the country the first time, with copper wires strung on wood poles for the first telegraph and telephone networks. We’ve torn all that down and replaced it at least three times, first with microwaves, then with satellites, then with optical fibers.

In terms of more conventional infrastructure, I would point to the dredging and refitting of ports up and down the East Coast to accommodate the new “post-Panamax” container ships. Perhaps the most dramatic example is in New York, where we need to raise the deck of the Bayonne Bridge to let the taller ships pass under it to the docks in Newark and Elizabeth, N.J."

Bayonne Bridge Construction Update

Bigger and Bigger | Working Harbor Committee

Bigger and Bigger | Working Harbor Committee: "The largest container ships in the world just keep getting bigger."

Bayonne Bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue updates | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue updates | NJ.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released another series of updates on the ongoing $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" project on the Bayonne Bridge, according to Bayonne city officials.

The construction project, which began in May 2013 and is slated to be completed by 2017, is designed to raise the navigational clearance under the crossing to 215 feet to allow larger, modern ships to travel under it. The project will also provide commuters with a modern roadway with 12-foot lanes and a 12-foot shared lane for bicyclists and pedestrians."

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advised the City of Bayonne concerning the latest developments in the Bayonne Bridge construction project."

Toll hike on Staten Island Port Authority bridges set for Dec. 7 | SILive.com

Toll hike on Staten Island Port Authority bridges set for Dec. 7 | SILive.com: "In what has become a grim holiday tradition, the Port Authority will soon roll out more toll hikes.

For the fourth year in a row, Dec. 7 will mark another set of fare increases at the Goethals and Bayonne bridges and the Outerbridge Crossing.

The new rates will include a 75-cent hike for E-ZPass users and a $1 increase for those who pay the cash toll. Those increases will bring the off-peak E-ZPass toll to $9.75; the peak E-ZPass toll to $11.75 and the cash fare to $14."

Bayonne Bridge 'traffic holds' scheduled for Thursday and Friday: Port Authority | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge 'traffic holds' scheduled for Thursday and Friday: Port Authority | NJ.com: "Motorists going over the Bayonne Bridge will experience periodic 20-minute traffic holds this Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the website of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey."

[SLIDESHOW] Construction gets underway at Staten Island Port Authority bridge | Construction Global

[SLIDESHOW] Construction gets underway at Staten Island Port Authority bridge | Construction Global: "The arduous task on the Bayonne Bridge will involve moving 150-ton slabs of concrete up and over the road an into their foundation along the bridge approach. These pre-cast slabs will serve as the taller support piers for the new, higher roadway of the Bayonne Bridge."

The Bayonne Bridge | American Elephants

The Bayonne Bridge | American Elephants: "In his newest book, The Rule of Nobody, Philip K. Howard uses the Bayonne Bridge as an example. It spans in a single graceful arch, the Kill Van Kull, a narrow channel that connects New York Harbor to the port of Newark, the largest port on the East Coast. The new generation of container ships, designed to pass through the newly widened Panama Canal require clearance of 215 feet. The Bayonne Bridge was 151 feet above the water. In 2008 the engineers turned in the solutions— a new bridge or a tunnel — to the Port Authority of NY & NJ. Each would cost more than $4 billion.

The project manager gulped and asked the engineers if the present bridge could not be retrofitted? The engineers came back in a few months and said yes, a new roadway could be constructed within the existing span, ½ at a time to keep the roads open, for a cost of $1 billion, a savings of $3 billion. That was 2009. By 2013 the Port still lacked approvals to start construction. Timing was important for the canal would reopen in 2015. No government official had the authority to appoint a lead agency.

A lead agency can issue a “finding of no significant impact” (FONSI) to deal with the environmental assessment. Letters went to a long list of possible “lead agencies,” but after another year, only the Coast Guard was left. Because of a federal regulation about a “navigable waterway,” there was a long list of approvals: an historic buildings survey, Native American tribes approval, The Eastern Environmental Law Center objected to possible second-level effects. More efficient ships might make the port more successful, quality of life, increased truck traffic. The EPA got involved. In 2012, president Obama declared the Bridge as one of seven essential port projects and committed to completing all permit decisions by April 2013. Who said that was final?

The average length of environmental review for highway projects is eight years. A project for a bridge one mile south has taken about 10 years. We desperately need a new electrical grid, but the government is incapable of making the decisions necessary to complete it. We are warned of the dangers of a potential EMP attack, and need to harden the grid, but there is no movement to do so.

Our federal government is always very busy creating new laws and regulations, but it is very bad at eliminating laws or regulations. They stay on the books and direct the work of millions of bureaucrats at millions of bureaucratic desks. Congress likes to make big general laws which they can brag about, but doesn’t like the nitty-gritty of ironing out all the fine points, legalities and consequences. They turn that over to the agencies, which is clearly not a satisfactory solution. See HHS, EPA, VA, IRS,  NSA, TSA, and a few hundred other agencies.

Philip  Howard explained: “The process is not aimed at trying to solve problems, but aimed at trying to find problems. You can’t get into trouble by saying no. With any large project something might go wrong. More studies are done.”"



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Video: Bayonne Bridge will be ready for larger post-Panama Canal ships - Video | NJ.com

Video: Bayonne Bridge will be ready for larger post-Panama Canal ships - Video | NJ.com: "Video: Bayonne Bridge will be ready for larger post-Panama Canal ships
As the Panama Canal is expanded, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is raising the roadbed of the Bayonne Bridge to allow for larger ships. Joann Papageorgis, program director of the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program, says that the bridge will be ready when the new canal opens."

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend as Raise the Roadway project continues | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge to close this weekend as Raise the Roadway project continues | NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. tomorrow to 5 a.m. on Monday as work continues on the $1.3 billion Raise the Roadway construction project, the Port Authority announced."

Port Authority postpones 'traffic holds' on Bayonne Bridge | SILive.com

Port Authority postpones 'traffic holds' on Bayonne Bridge | SILive.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has postponed its weekday ''traffic holds'' on the Bayonne Bridge until Wednesday, according to the agency's website."

Get ready: Bayonne Bridge weekday 'traffic holds' may start as soon as Friday | SILive.com

Get ready: Bayonne Bridge weekday 'traffic holds' may start as soon as Friday | SILive.com: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that the Bayonne Bridge will experience periodic traffic holds on weekdays, possibly starting as early as Friday, according to a spokesman.

The holds "are required for motorist safety during installation of pier segments above the roadway," in connection with the ongoing Bayonne Bridge "Raise the Roadway" Project."

Envisioning a new Staten Island through contemporary art | SILive.com

Envisioning a new Staten Island through contemporary art | SILive.com: "The Willowbrook Parkway, Moses planned in the early 1960s, would've cut across the Staten Island Expressway on its way south from the Bayonne Bridge, through LaTourette, terminating at Great Kills Park on the South Shore."

Port Authority issues update on progress of Bayonne Bridge project for residents | NJ.com

Port Authority issues update on progress of Bayonne Bridge project for residents | NJ.com: "The latest Port Authority update on the progress of the Bayonne Bridge construction project:"

What are the small islands that surround Staten Island? | SILive.com

What are the small islands that surround Staten Island? | SILive.com: "The other easy observed island is Shooter's Island in the Kill van Kull; it can be seen on the western side of the Bayonne Bridge.  But only 34 of this island's 43 acres belongs to us. The remaining 9 acres is part of New Jersey, with the western 1.5 acres going to Elizabeth and the eastern 7.5 acres belonging to Bayonne. "

Enforcement of New Parking Permit Areas to Start Monday, November 3, in Downtown Bayonne | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Enforcement of New Parking Permit Areas to Start Monday, November 3, in Downtown Bayonne | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that enforcement of the new parking permit areas in downtown Bayonne will start Monday, November 3.  Those areas include the new Purple Zone for streets around the Bayonne Bridge, and new streets being added to the already existing Orange Zone."

Port Authority urged to fund Staten Island LRT | Railway Age

Port Authority urged to fund Staten Island LRT | Railway Age: "The PA currently is raising the height of the Bayonne Bridge, which connects Bayonne with Staten Island's north shore, in order to accommodate post-Panamax container ships accessing intermodal facilities in Newark and Elizabeth, N.J. The bridge currently contains no plans for LRT, however."

JJC Bradfield: The visionary who built the Bridge | dailytelegraph.com.au

JJC Bradfield: The visionary who built the Bridge | dailytelegraph.com.au: "When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened, it was the second longest steel arch bridge in the world, just behind the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey in the US. (Bayonne was opened one year before and was 504 metres long, compared to the 503 metres of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.)

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was immediately, though, the largest single arch bridge in the world. It is higher above the water level than the Bayonne Bridge, and considerably wider, with six lanes of road traffic, two rail tracks and two tram tracks, compared to Bayonne’s two lanes of traffic each way."

Schumer, Oddo to Port Authority: Staten Island needs West Shore Light Rail project | SILive.com

Schumer, Oddo to Port Authority: Staten Island needs West Shore Light Rail project | SILive.com: "The rail would run stops from from Richmond Valley to Elm Park, carrying Island commuters to the Bayonne Bridge to connect with New Jersey Transit's Hudson Bergen Light Rail Line."

Bayonne bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue additional updates | NJ.com

Bayonne bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue additional updates | NJ.com: "The construction project, which began in May 2013 and is slated to be completed by 2017, is designed to raise the navigational clearance under the crossing to 215 feet to allow larger, modern ships to travel under it. The project will also provide commuters a modern roadway with 12-foot lanes and a 12-foot shared lane for bicyclists and pedestrians."

Bimco sees Far East-US East Coast as potential battlefield | JOC.com

Bimco sees Far East-US East Coast as potential battlefield | JOC.com: "But capacity will increase from 2016 when ships up to 13,000 20-foot-equivalent units will be able to transit the Panama Canal and also call at the Port of New York and New Jersey after the Bayonne Bridge span is raised."

Pedestrian Lane Sought for Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - NYTimes.com

Pedestrian Lane Sought for Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - NYTimes.com: "The activists are campaigning for what they call the Harbor Ring, a roughly 50-mile route that circumnavigates the waterfronts of three boroughs and New Jersey. Starting in Staten Island, it crosses the Bayonne Bridge, heads up the New Jersey Gold Coast to Weehawken, onto a ferry to West 39th Street in Manhattan, down the Hudson River Greenway and the Battery, over the Brooklyn Bridge, and finishes on the waterfront in Brooklyn from Red Hook to Bay Ridge."

Work to raise roadway of Bayonne Bridge is 25% complete | NJ.com

Work to raise roadway of Bayonne Bridge is 25% complete | NJ.com: "Construction work continues on the Staten Island side of the Bayonne Bridge. The roadway of the bridge is in the process of being raised to accommodate larger ships."

Bayonne Bridge will remain open tonight: Port Authority | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge will remain open tonight: Port Authority | NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will remain open tonight, according to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Chris Valens.

Usually, the bridge is closed from Monday through Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to ongoing construction on the $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" project.

But due to the high chance of inclement weather tonight, construction on the bridge will not take place as scheduled, and the bridge will remain open, Valens said."

Container Shipping - Is the strong level of demand sustainable going forward?

Container Shipping - Is the strong level of demand sustainable going forward?: "Why might the Far East to US East Coast lane become the battlefield of the future? For several reasons. A) The expansion of the Panama Canal to service container ships up to 13,000 TEU from 2016. B) The enlargement of Suez Canal started only a couple of months ago. C) The heightening of the Bayonne Bridge to allow ULCS to call New York/New Jersey. D) The ongoing delivery of ULCS is likely to introduce some of the cost-effective ULCSs on this long-haul trade to reap the economics of scale, beyond the preferred trade for them which is Far East to Europe. E) The expansion of other US East Coast ports that allow them to receive the giant vessels in future, by dredging and introducing larger “Super-Post-Panamax” cranes. The volume growth is already there with much room for expansion. Time will tell how that trade will develop."

Politicians’ positions on Scranton-NYC train vary widely Corbett cites other needs, Wolf ‘will review’ - Times Leader - timesleader.com

Politicians’ positions on Scranton-NYC train vary widely Corbett cites other needs, Wolf ‘will review’ - Times Leader - timesleader.com: "Cartwright said the rail line is an important piece in rebuilding of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s manufacturing economy in that the corporate business people who decide where to build factories prefer to scout out new areas by train.

Also, the widening of the Panama Canal will play a role in funneling more truck traffic onto Interstate 80.

A project is underway to widen and deepen the canal to increase container ship traffic. The Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest port on the East Coast and the third-largest container port in the nation, already had invested $2.3 billion for a project to deepen its harbor to 50 feet by dredging sediment from the channel bottom.

It also is raising the Bayonne Bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey, 64 feet at a cost of $1 billion, to accommodate the larger vessels.

Cartwright said the increased truck traffic will extend car rides.

“Passenger rail is what we need to relieve that congestion,” he said."

Recchia Tries to Own Issue of Getting Light Rail to SI's West Shore - NY1

Recchia Tries to Own Issue of Getting Light Rail to SI's West Shore - NY1: "Trains would run along the West Shore Expressway, eventually across the Bayonne Bridge, connecting to New Jersey Transit."

Fire Department performs delicate rescue of a Port Authority worker suffering medical emergency on Bayonne Bridge | SILive.com

Fire Department performs delicate rescue of a Port Authority worker suffering medical emergency on Bayonne Bridge | SILive.com: "A Long Island man became the subject of a delicate rescue operation after suffering a medical emergency while working on the Bayonne Bridge's arch, some 20 feet above the roadway, on Thursday afternoon."

"The Port of New York & New Jersey is the largest container port on the East Coast and third largest in the nation. It has invested more than $2.7 billion to deepen channels, build intermodal rail facilities, and widen roads around its terminals. It is also spending another $1.3 billion to raise the Bayonne Bridge 64 feet to a height of 215 feet to accommodate Post-Panamax vessels."

Update: Bayonne Bridge worker removed from platform in rescue, taken to Bayonne hospital | SILive.com

Update: Bayonne Bridge worker removed from platform in rescue, taken to Bayonne hospital | SILive.com: "A male construction worker in his 20s had a medical emergency on a platform 20 feet above the roadway on the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday afternoon, prompting an emergency response and rescue effort."

Rail News - Florida, South Carolina ports continue to prep for Panama Canal expansion. For Railroad Career Professionals

Rail News - Florida, South Carolina ports continue to prep for Panama Canal expansion. For Railroad Career Professionals: "Following the completion of the Panama Canal expansion and raising of the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey, larger vessels are expected to call on the East Coast more frequently, port officials said in a press release."

Seaports to Compete for Business from Panama Canal Expansion | Industrial content from National Real Estate Investor

Seaports to Compete for Business from Panama Canal Expansion | Industrial content from National Real Estate Investor: "Mirroring the delay, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently announced it will push back its plans to start raising the Bayonne Bridge until the spring of 2015. Officials said the cranes can’t work in the winter on the $1.3 billion project, which will allow the large ships into the New York/New Jersey port. According to JLL’s 2014 Seaport Outlook, however, Houston and Jacksonville are expected to be ready to handle the traffic by next year. Miami plans to have its deep-water port dredged to more than 50 feet by late 2015."

THE OFFICE OF MAYOR JAMES M. DAVIS 100th DAY BRIEFING | The City of Bayonne, NJ

THE OFFICE OF MAYOR JAMES M. DAVIS 100th DAY BRIEFING | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "At one of my first public meetings I stated, “The Bridge will be built.” That is as true today as it was nearly one hundred days ago.  However, that does not mean that city residents will need to suffer in silence. My administration holds Bi-weekly Meetings with the Port Authority in order to monitor construction progress. My feeling is that with a project this massive the flow of information is vital to its continuance. Along those lines, we have requested that the Port Authority hold periodic Public Meetings with concerned residents. This ensures that there are levels of accountability, both to my administration and to the Bayonne public at-large.

Along with public input on the Bridge project, come the more objective layers of accountability: data and analysis. To ensure the health, safety, and well being of Bayonne residents, the city has hired two engineering firms to conduct Environmental Testing and offer Structural Assessments of homes in the zone directly impacted by the on-going construction."

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Hudson Reporter - A bridge too far br font size 2 i Meeting with Port Authority leaves many residents unhappy font i br: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held its latest public information session on Sept. 29 regarding its Raise the Roadway Bayonne Bridge project, but many of the city residents affected by the construction work left the meeting feeling less than informed, and not at all happy.  

The event, attended by 60 or so people, was held at the St. Andrew the Apostle auditorium on Broadway."

Port Authority tolls scheduled to rise again in December | SILive.com

Port Authority tolls scheduled to rise again in December | SILive.com: "Tolls on the Port Authority's Bayonne Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge are set to increase again this December.

The new rates, which goes into effect Dec. 7, will include a 75-cent hike for E-ZPass users and a $1 increase for those who pay the cash toll. Those increases will bring the off-peak E-ZPass toll to $9.75, the peak E-ZPass toll to $11.75 and the cash fare to $14."

NY-NJ port prepares ‘winter plan’ to avoid gridlock repeat | JOC.com

NY-NJ port prepares ‘winter plan’ to avoid gridlock repeat | JOC.com: "Patrick Foye, the port authority’s executive director, said the task force’s recommendations will help New York-New Jersey retain its position as the busiest East Coast port. He noted Georgia Ports Authority CEO Curtiz Foltz’s recent remark in a “State of the Port” address that Savannah hopes eventually to surpass New York-New Jersey in cargo volume.

Last year New York-New Jersey handled nearly 5.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units, compared with about 3 million TEUs at Savannah. But Foye said Foltz’s statement “does underscore the intense competition of the port business today.”

Foy cited $3 billion in port authority investments in the last decade on projects including dredging channels to 50 feet, construction of intermodal rail ramps, raising the Bayonne Bridge by mid-2016.

He said it is “critical” that the port authority continue collecting an infrastructure-funding cargo facility charge that has been challenged by container lines before the FMC and in the New Jersey Legislature."

Charleston Regional Business Journal | Charleston, SC

Charleston Regional Business Journal | Charleston, SC: "The combination of shipping lines ordering larger, deeper-draft vessels, the opening of the Panama Canal expansion and the raising of the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey is expected to flood the East Coast with much larger ships."

Three Tenants That Prove Midtown Isn't Dead; ULI's Fall Meeting - Real Estate Bisnow (NY)

Three Tenants That Prove Midtown Isn't Dead; ULI's Fall Meeting - Real Estate Bisnow (NY): "The Port Authority is spending $2.6B to dredge the harbor and raise the Bayonne Bridge to accommodate post-Panamax ships, says Vickerman & Associates prez John Vickerman (snapped with Dow Golub Remels & Beverly's Debra Gilbreath and Rockefeller Group FTZ Services' Brandi Hanback)."

Mechanicville, New York manufacturer sees opportunity with downstate bridge projects - Albany Business Review

Mechanicville, New York manufacturer sees opportunity with downstate bridge projects - Albany Business Review: "Ghoshal sees bidding opportunities with the Tappan Zee bridge replacement, the Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Queens; and the Goethals and Bayonne bridges which connect New Jersey to Staten Island at the Port of New York and New Jersey."

Bayonne Bridge Archives | The Container

Bayonne Bridge Archives | The Container: "The project to expand the Panama Canal — officially launched in 2007 and set to be finished early in 2016 — is having ripple effects on the U.S. economy from railroads to ports."

Port Strategy - Chassis conundrum

Port Strategy - Chassis conundrum: "The higher air draft of 215 feet for the Bayonne Bridge should be finished in 2016."

Hudson County TV Bayonne Residents Upset and Angered by Recent Bayonne Bridge Construction

Hudson County TV Bayonne Residents Upset and Angered by Recent Bayonne Bridge Construction: "Port Authority program director Joann Papageorgis responded to this saying “were doing the best we can, construction is always a short term problem.but eventually the construction goes away.”

Revised Bayone Bridge Closing Announcement | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Revised Bayone Bridge Closing Announcement | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed for a portion of the last weekend in September.  The bridge will close at 9:00 p.m. on the night of Friday, September 26.  The bridge will reopen at 10:30 p.m. on the night of Saturday, September 27.  (Note:  This announcement replaces and updates an earlier announcement that included a longer closure for the bridge.)"

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Update | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advised the City of Bayonne of various developments in the Bayonne Bridge constructions project."

See The George Washington Bridge As Its Designers Intended - Curbed's Could Have Been - Curbed NY

See The George Washington Bridge As Its Designers Intended - Curbed's Could Have Been - Curbed NY: "The world's busiest motor-vehicle span, it's difficult to believe that the George Washington Bridge is, in a manner of speaking, unfinished. Designed by American architect Cass Gilbert and Swiss-American structural engineer Othmar H. Ammann—who, as Port Authority's Chief Engineer, was also responsible for the designs of the Verrazano Narrows and the Bayonne bridges—the suspension bridge was originally envisioned with its steel beams covered in granite."

Bayonne Bridge Closing, September 26-29 | The City of Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne Bridge Closing, September 26-29 | The City of Bayonne, NJ: "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advised the City of Bayonne that the Bayonne Bridge will be closed during the last weekend of September.  The bridge will close on Friday night, September 26, at 9:00 p.m.  It will not reopen until Monday morning, September 29, at 5:00 a.m."

Irvington man speeding through Bayonne work zone gives fake name, arrested: police | NJ.com

Irvington man speeding through Bayonne work zone gives fake name, arrested: police | NJ.com: "An Essex County man who was driving his car through a work zone on Route 440 with a suspended license was arrested near the Bayonne Bridge last night, according to Port Authority police."

Bayonne Bridge Update - YouTube

Bayonne Bridge Update - YouTube: Video from a recent drive across the bridge.

Bayonne Bridge roadway raising finish date pushed back, construction to shift to daytime | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge roadway raising finish date pushed back, construction to shift to daytime | NJ.com: "It will take another six months to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said today, blaming the delay on last winter's unusually harsh weather."

Bayonne Bridge closes temporarily after truck strikes water barrels: Port Authority - NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge closes temporarily after truck strikes water barrels: Port Authority - NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge was temporarily closed earlier this afternoon when a truck going over it collided with multiple water barrels that make up the divider between the north and southbound lanes, according to Port Authority police."

Bayonne Bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue progress updates | NJ.com

Bayonne Bridge construction: Port Authority, city officials issue progress updates | NJ.com: "The construction project, which began in May 2013 and is slated to be completed by 2017, is designed to raise the navigational clearance under the crossing to 215 feet to allow larger, modern ships to travel under it. The project will also provide commuters with a modern roadway with 12-foot lanes and a 12-foot shared lane for bicyclists and pedestrian."

Bayonne Bridge closures to resume this weekend as part of 'Raise the Roadway' project

The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. this Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday as work continues on the $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" project, the Port Authority announced this morning.