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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