To Cure Commuting Woes, Staten Island Considers a Light Rail to Bayonne

Jersey Digs: "New York State lawmakers convinced the MTA to spend $4 million to study a proposed Light Rail between Staten Island and New Jersey. Called the West Shore Light Rail and conceived over 10 years ago, it would run the 13 miles between Richmond Valley and Elm Park on Staten Island and then connect to New Jersey over the Bayonne Bridge."

Christie, Degnan Kick Off Terminal A Modernization at Newark Airport

NJ Spotlight: "The governor pitched this airport renovation as part of a total makeover of the region’s transportation system. The new Goethals Bridge, the new Bayonne Bridge, the Gateway Tunnel Project, a new Port Authority Bus Terminal, the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, and LaGuardia Airport renovations are all part of this new vision."

Planning agency supports two Cape Fear Crossing routes

WilmingtonBiz: "The height requested in the resolution mirrors another project on the East Coast: The Bayonne Bridge, which crosses the Kill Van Kull, connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, with Staten Island, New York. The project, called “Raise the Roadway,” is raising the existing roadway to a height of 215 feet for navigational clearance of new generation containerships traveling to some of the largest ports on the nation’s East Coast, according to the project website."

Bridge 'unbuilding' clears the way for neo-Panamax containerships in NJ

WorkBoat: "The higher vertical clearance will let containerships built for the widened Panama Canal clear the waterway between Bayonne, N.J., and Staten Island, N.Y.  Local pilots and tugboat companies have been preparing for the new ships with training and ordering bigger, more powerful tugboats."

Goodbye narrow lanes! New Goethals Bridge debuts

NJ.com: "The first few cars crossed the bridge shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday with drivers giving workers a thumbs up, honking their horns and waving out their windows. "

All bridges to Jersey clogged with traffic Saturday

SILive.com: "Both the New Jersey bound Bayonne and Outerbridge Crossing bridges were backed up for miles on Saturday afternoon due to the 89-year-old original Goethals Bridge closure on Friday."

Historic moment: New span of Goethals Bridge now open

SILive.com: "Meanwhile, the Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing were clogged with traffic on Saturday morning and afternoon, likely due to the original Goethals Bridge closing on Friday."

Editorial: A new bridge to Jersey

NorthJersey.com: "While a new Hudson River rail tunnel is likely closer to two decades away from being a reality, New York is building a new Tappan Zee Bridge, opened a new Kosciuszko Bridge in April, and with New Jersey, through the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, raised the Bayonne Bridge and now, constructed a new Goethals."

Rail Insider-Intermodal stakeholders gauge impacts of the Panama Canal expansion. Information For Rail Career Professionals From Progressive Railroading Magazine

Progressive Railroading Magazine: "After the Bayonne Bridge project is completed, shipping companies may opt to deploy even larger vessels along North American East Coast trade lanes, says Farguson. That could lead to more traffic for other ports in the region since ships typically call on more than one port during their journey."

Skanska USA completes $119M FL bridge | Construction Dive

Construction Dive: "A Skanska Koch/Kiewit joint venture has also seen success recently with the "Raise the Roadway" portion of a $1.6 billion overhaul of the Bayonne Bridge connecting Bayonne, NJ, and Staten Island, NY. The project is six months ahead of revised estimates after a delay, with construction crews completing the bridge's new elevation in February. The joint venture is currently working to dismantle the old bridge and expects to be complete next month. After work is finished, the bridge will be able to accommodate much larger ships, giving post-Panamax ships access to the Port of New York and New Jersey, one of the largest container terminals in the region."

The Old Goethals: Taking a Drive Down Memory Lane |

PANYNJ: "Tonight, traffic will come to a stop on the 89-year-old Goethals Bridge connecting Staten Island and Elizabeth. The 7,100-foot bridge is giving way to a new Goethals directly adjacent to it, and the old structure awaits demolition.

While it’s the end of one era and the start of another for the region’s network of bridges, the old Goethals leaves a rich legacy. Here’s a list of the nine things every Goethals aficionado ought to know about the historic span."

Greater Navigational Clearance Brings World’s Largest Vessels, Regional Economic Growth

Port Authority of NY & NJ: "The U.S. Coast Guard certified the bridge’s new navigational clearance at 215 feet – equivalent to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge – allowing vessels up to 18,000 TEUs to travel underneath it to port terminals. The Bayonne Bridge’s lower roadway removal was completed seven months ahead of a revised year-end schedule to increase clearance capacity from 151 feet and the maximum vessel size from 9,800 TEUs."

Shipping group: The region's port is the fuel for N.J.'s economic engine

NJ.com: "This impact will only continue to grow as projects funded by nearly $2.2 billion in capital spending come to fruition and the long-awaited $1.2 billion raising of the Bayonne Bridge is completed."

Get the shovels in the ground

maysville-online.com: " Five years and 20,000 pages of environmental assessments and permitting and regulatory materials were consumed before beginning to raise the roadway on New Jersey's Bayonne Bridge, a project with, as Howard says, "virtually no environmental impact (it uses existing foundations and right-of-way)."

Bayonne Bridge project completed months ahead of predicted date

News 12 Video: "The $1.3 billion project that began in 2013 raised the span’s deck 64 feet in order to allow larger ships to port in the region."

Bayonne Bridge's ships can finally come in

Crain's New York Business: "Large cargo ships have been crossing the world’s oceans for years but until this week couldn’t get past the Bayonne Bridge to reach Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal. That changed Thursday.

The long-awaited removal of the bridge’s lower roadway was completed, giving ships 64 more feet of clearance underneath. Cars now cross a new, higher roadway."

Opinions differ on Panama Canal expansion

Fleet Owner: "Bingham noted there has not been the immediate “enormous swing of cargo” that some had predicted. He also suggested some ocean liners may be holding off on fully utilizing the expanded Panama Canal until the Bayonne Bridge construction project is completed."

It's done! New Goethals Bridge opens this weekend. Here are the details

NJ.com: "Port Authority officials will keep the Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing open through the weekend to provide alternate routes between Staten Island and New Jersey."

Port Authority: Lane closures scheduled for Bayonne Bridge

NJ.com: "The bridge will be closed overnight this week starting tonight through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m."

The Hoboken Fire Department readies for waterfront concerns Marine division to join new task force

Hudson Reporter: "Now that the Bayonne Bridge is lifted we will be seeing a lot more and larger container vessels in the next couple of months,” said Crimmins. “With that you get increased traffic, potential for more debris in the river, possible oil spills, or blockage of the Hudson River. We don’t expect any of this to ever happen, but through this training and work with the task force we are prepared to handle any number of these situations. We are interested in keeping the water as safe as possible."

Lyndon LaRouche Calls for Committee On Manhattan Infrastructure

Executive Intelligence Review: "The Belt and Road is all about connectivity. Now that the Bayonne Bridge is going to be elevated, large freight container vessels will be able to get into the New Jersey ports of Elizabeth and Newark. What are the implications for trade? Not much if our rail system is in a shambles."

Port of NY/NJ posts record volumes in April

American Shipper: "   The port said its share of total U.S. containerized cargo slipped to 14.8 percent in the first four months of 2017, compared with 15.5 percent in the first four months of 2016. But it may have a chance to gain market share once again with larger ships now able to call container terminals in Newark and Elizabeth New Jersey and Staten Island because of the removal of the lower deck of the Bayonne Bridge."

MTA commits $4M for West Shore light rail

SILive.com: "The MTA's "alternate analysis" of the light rail would look at the 13-mile route along the West Shore from Richmond Valley to Elm Park, carrying Staten Island commuters over the Bayonne Bridge to connect with New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line."

Bayonne Bridge, Holland Tunnel lane closures scheduled next week: Port Authority

NJ.com: "From Tuesday, May 30, through Thursday, June 1, the bridge will close from 7 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the following morning. On certain weekdays the bridge will open at 4:30 a.m. to provide an alternate route for drivers affected by traffic holds on the Goethals Bridge. These closures are necessary to accommodate construction on the "Raise the Roadway" project, the Port Authority said."

Bayonne Bridge to remain open Memorial Day weekend

SILive.com: "In observance of Memorial Day weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will be open all day Friday, and will remain open through the day on Tuesday, May 30."

TANKER HEADING OUT FROM REFINERIES BENEATH BAYONNE BRIDGE - Bayonne Bridge, Spanning Kill Van Kull between Bayonne & Staten Island, Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ

Library of Congress:

FL officials approve $437M expansion of Port Everglades

Construction Dive: "Ports across the U.S. have either made or are in the process of making the changes necessary to support the larger post-Panamax ships. The Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey is underway with a $1.6 billion renovation and should be able to accommodate the bigger vessels in July, giving them access to the nearby port, which has some of the largest container terminals in the region. Crews raised the bridge, increasing clearance from 151 feet to 215 feet."

7 things you need to know before Memorial Day weekend

NorthJersey.com: "Port Authority officials have estimated about 3.4 million travelers overall would use the bridges and tunnels for commute. Construction on bridges such as the George Washington Bridge will be suspended during the holiday weekend. The Bayonne Bridge, which has undergone work recently, will also be open from Friday until Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m."

Urban Coast Institute to Research Sediment Contamination in New York Harbor Channels

AHHerald.com: "This project will provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other harbor stakeholders the scientific information they need to plan future dredge projects in a manner that fully considers the health of marine environments,” said UCI Director Tony MacDonald, the project’s administrator. “With the Panama Canal expansion complete and the Bayonne Bridge being raised, New York and New Jersey can expect to see far larger vessels at their marine terminals. The maintenance of our navigation channels will be more important than ever to safely accommodate these megaships and ensure our ports remain economically competitive."

WATCH: Old Bayonne Bridge dismantled in under 2 minutes

NJ.com: "A time-lapse video provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shows the entire dismantling process of the nearly 100-year-old Bayonne Bridge in under 2 minutes."

Unbuilding the Bayonne Bridge

PANYNJ: "With the Port Authority’s close supervision and the dedication of scores of demolition workers and engineers, the removal of the Bayonne Bridge’s original span is happening at record speed. The old bridge took 38 months to build, and carried traffic for 85 years . The dismantling of the old roadway will take four months. In fact, the disassembly should be done six months ahead of schedule."

Dawn of the Neopanamax era

postandcourier.com: "The SPA, however, isn’t alone in its ambitions. Other East Coast ports are rushing dredging and expansion projects to get a jump on the competition. The Virginia Ports Authority is pouring money into its operations, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is working to raise the Bayonne Bridge to enable Neopanamax ships to pass under it."

'The bum from Bayonne' Chuck Wepner puts the Peninsula City on the big screen

NJ.com: "Although the picture wasn't filmed there, there were plenty of references to the peninsula city. The movie opened up to rousing applause when the iconic Bayonne Bridge appeared in the opening sequence."

Port Authority PD conducts rescue drills at Bayonne Bridge

SILive.com: "On Tuesday, the PAPD ESU and Bayonne Fire Department Rescue performed an extrication of a trapped worker pinned under a skid container, according to PAPD spokesman Joe Pentangelo.  On Thursday, PAPD ESU, NYPD ESU, and FDNY Rescue 5 lowered rescuers and equipment from the upper roadway level to the old roadway to aid a victim who was trapped with life threatening injuries when a steel plate broke free from a crane and pinned a worker's lower extremities, Pentangelo said."

Lane closures scheduled next week for Bayonne Bridge, Holland Tunnel

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed overnight on Monday, May 15, to Thursday, May 18, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The bridge will open at 4:30 a.m. on certain weekdays to provide an alternate route for drivers affected by traffic holds on the Goethals Bridge, the Port Authority said."

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday

Staten Island Advance: "The Bayonne Bridge is scheduled to close Friday night, May 12, but will re-open Saturday morning, May 13."

Open thread: Which NYC transportation proposal do you love (or hate) the most?

Curbed NY: "Staten Island’s Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) is hoping to convince the masses that the borough is in need of an aerial tram that runs parallel to the Bayonne Bridge, connecting to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, where commuters would then connect to a PATH train to Manhattan."

Philadelphia port sees growth in cargo imports

Philly.com: "The nation’s largest port for container handling is Los Angeles-Long Beach, in California, followed by the Port of New York which is expected to see accelerated growth later this year when the Bayonne Bridge raising project is completed and the port can handle vessels up to 18,000 TEUs from 9,800 TEUs previously."

VIDEO: Time-lapse chronicles 64-foot raising of Bayonne Bridge roadway in NJ

Equipment World: "New Jersey’s Bayonne Bridge is nearing the completion of a $1.6 billion project that is increasing the height of its roadway. You can watch a time-lapse of the roadway’s elevation in the video below. The roadway is being raised in order to allow for larger container ships to pass beneath the bridge to reach ports at Newark, Elizabeth and Staten Island. By raising the roadway 64 feet, clearance has been increased to 215 feet allowing for the passage of ships with up to 18,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The new roadway opened to traffic in February. Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that the project will be completed by June 30, six months ahead of schedule."

Port of Charleston has its 2nd-busiest month ever in April

Postandcourier.com: "The SPA has projected that vessels of that size will become more common sights along the East Coast once the raising of the Bayonne Bridge is finished in June, giving the bigger ships access to the mammoth Port of New York-New Jersey."

Record Container Ship Visit for U.S. East Coast

The Maritime Executive: "The ship's next stop will be Savannah, followed by Charleston, her last East Coast port before heading back to Asia. The voyage didn't include the Port of New York/New Jersey, the largest East Coast port, as its Bayonne Bridge only allows clearance of ships up to 9,800 TEU. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced last week that the $1.6 billion project to raise the bridge would be completed by June 30, six months ahead of schedule. Then ships up to 18,000 TEUs will be able to pass under it."

Did Friday's bad weather force the Bayonne Bridge to close?

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge was scheduled to be closed Friday night for continuing construction on a project that raised the bridge roadway to allow larger container ships to pass underneath it to access the Ports of Newark and Elizabeth.

However, that work was canceled due to the bad weather, Buccino said."

Bayonne Bridge "Raise the Roadway" Newsletter

PANYNJ: Spring 2017.

What the Bayonne Bridge update could mean for shipping

The Strategic Sourceror: "If your company wants to save all it can during procurement, it needs to be flexible enough to adjust to new projects that affect travel. Just as the recent I-83 disaster represented some possible repercussions for logistics in Atlanta, an update to the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey can bring new opportunities for companies that want to increase shipping value."

IN SEARCH OF A SEA CHANGE

LVB: "To accommodate this new generation of giant vessels, so-called neo-Panamax ships, and the glut of goods expected to be arriving from Asia, American ports began expanding and deepening their ports, and in one case, raising a bridge. In July, the Port of New York and New Jersey is expected to be able to receive the enormous ships when the $1.6 billion project to raise the 85-year-old Bayonne Bridge will be largely completed."

Rough seas: Shipping alliances making their way to Charleston even as they draw scrutiny from federal legislators

Postandcourier.com: "The additional vessel calls might come sooner now that a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey will be finished by June 30, months ahead of schedule. The taller bridge will allow the alliances' biggest vessels to call on the Port of New York and New Jersey, and shipping lines might increase service to the East Coast as a result. "

Bayonne Bridge to close Friday night, reopen Saturday

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

Christie tries to change subject on infrastructure neglect

NorthJersey.com: "Christie on Tuesday was offering himself now as the infrastructure governor, standing amid a small mountain range of cargo containers with the Bayonne Bridge across the Newark Bay in the distance, its new span giving super-tankers  an extra 100 feet of clearance. This "marvel" of engineering, Christie argued, will bolster the Port's competitive edge and sustain the state's economy."

On Staten Island, community activists push for a High Line-style park

Curbed NY: "After crossing above the busy traffic of Richmond Terrace, the train line passes through the ruins of two abandoned train stations, where trees and shrubs obscure empty passenger platforms. This section of the viaduct offers expansive views of the Bayonne Bridge and the homes of historic Port Richmond, with the tracks traveling above backyards and over quiet residential streets. After less than a mile, the tracks begin a gradual descent back to ground level, near a new residential community being constructed west of Nicholas Avenue, before sinking into an open-cut trench beneath the streets."

The Biggest Ship Yet Just Traversed the Panama Canal

Atlas Obscura: "Photos show the ship barely slipping through the canal, pulled by a (comparatively) tiny tugboat. Next, she’s off to set another record—becoming the largest ship to ever arrive on the East Coast."

Bayonne Bridge revamp will wrap up six months early

Curbed NY: "New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced Tuesday that the plan to raise the bridge, which connects Port Richmond in Staten Island to Bayonne in New Jersey, will finish six months ahead of schedule, the Wall Street Journal reports."

Gov. Christie: Bayonne Bridge lower level removed by June 30

SILive.com: "The bridge will have four 12-foot-wide lanes in each direction, outside and inside shoulders and a shared use path for pedestrians and bicyclists."

Some restrictions lifted at Bayonne Bridge

American Shipper: "Ships carrying up to 9,800 TEUs can now call terminals west of the Bayonne Bridge without worrying about tidal conditions now that U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York and pilot organizations lifted air draft restrictions."

Some restrictions lifted at Bayonne Bridge

American Shipper: "Ships carrying up to 9,800 TEUs can now call terminals west of the Bayonne Bridge without worrying about tidal conditions now that U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York and pilot organizations lifted air draft restrictio"

1958 Bayonne train disaster left dozens dead, bankrupted the bookies

NJ.com: "The search and rescue operation lasted six days. First responders included the Coast Guard, local fire, police, doctors, clergy, funeral directors and the Red Cross, Civil Defense and Salvation Army as well as area employees from Elco Marina and Englander Mattress Factory."

A thing of beauty: 20,000 gathered for Bayonne Bridge opening

NJ.com: "The day of the dedication began with an early morning drive over the bridge by Bayonne Mayor Lucius F. Donohoe at 5:01 a.m. That afternoon a record turnout of approximately 20,000 spectators crowded the Bayonne Plaza at Seventh Street and Hudson (now Kennedy) Boulevard for the festivities. Among the dignitaries were N.J. Gov. Morgan F. Larson and former N.Y. Gov. Alfred E. Smith. Local participants included the Bayonne High School chorus and band and organizations such as the Spanish-American War and World War I veterans, Exempt Firemen, Knights of Columbus, and the Girls Scouts. "

Newark volumes up after N4 TOS go-live

Container Management: "Located within the Port of New York and New Jersey, PNCT handles 1.3m teu annually. When the region’s project to raise the Bayonne Bridge is completed, larger vessels will be able to call the port for the first time."

Problems with tugs and infrastructure hobble new Panama Canal locks, says Masters, Mates & Pilots

AJOT.COM: "In the United States, ports on the Atlantic coast such as Savannah, Jacksonville and New York have spent billions of dollars dredging harbors and raising bridges to accommodate the Neopanamax container ships. The Bayonne Bridge alone required an appropriation of $1.3 billion to raise that structure from 151 to 215 feet."

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 9 p.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

Here Today, Gondola Tomorrow?

WNYC News: "According to the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, when it comes to long commutes on and off the island, "there is a light at the end of the tunnel...or in this case at the end of the Bayonne Bridge." The SIEDC's alternative to the ferry is an aerial gondola, which would connect to a New Jersey Transit light rail station...which connects to the PATH train...which brings commuters into Manhattan. The group is seeking funding for a feasibility study. The gondola will be touring Staten Island for the next several days. Find out where it is here. "

Port Newark Container Terminal Handles Record Volumes Immediately Following Upgrade to Navis N4 Terminal System

Yahoo News: "Located within the Port of New York and New Jersey—the largest port on the East Coast and third largest in the U.S.—PNCT is among the most important terminals responsible for moving cargo throughout the nation and abroad, handling 1.3 million TEUs annually. With the region’s massive project to raise the Bayonne Bridge near completion, larger vessels will be able to call at PNCT for the first time. As a result, PNCT has undergone a $500 million terminal redevelopment project—a move expected to increase container capacity to 2.3 million TEUs by 2019. This anticipated surge in container volumes, combined with the need to move cargo faster and more efficiently than ever before, drove the decision to upgrade to N4."

City officials temporarily shut down Bayonne Bridge project due to excessive dust

Hudson Reporter: “There was a lot of dust,” said Nadrowski. “Where you can write messages on car windows, that much dust. It was all over peoples’ clothes and windows.”

Nadrowski said it was clear that the demolition crews were not using enough water, resulting in dusty building material. “It was definitely the result of not following protocol,” said Nadrowski. Residents living near the construction have reported lead flakes in their yard, excessive noise, and other construction-related nuisances. “The people down there, and I’m one of them, live with a lot of inconveniences,” Nadrowski said. “It’s unacceptable; you can’t even breathe, you have to go home and take a shower.”

13,000-TEU ship heading for Port of Charleston in May

SC Biz News: "The Bayonne Bridge between New York and New Jersey is also being raised, and Charleston Harbor is set to be deepened to 52 feet."

Port Authority suspends construction, repair projects for Easter weekend

NJ.com: "The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from Tuesday, April 18, to Thursday, April 20, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The bridge will remain open Monday night, April 17, into Tuesday morning to accommodate the scheduled closing of the eastbound Goethals Bridge Monday overnight for pavement repair work."

With The L Train’s Pending Shutdown, Will Brooklyn Hipsters Trade Bushwick For Bayonne?

Jersey Digs: "Among other developments catching the eyes of trendy Bushwick hipsters through offerings of lower rents and easy escape from the impending L train shutdown are Park Bayonne, Skye Lofts (North and South), and 175 West 7th Street. The latter is located on prime development land with iconic views of Manhattan to the east and the Bayonne Bridge to the south."

Goethals Bridge Staten Island-bound lanes to be closed Monday night

SILive.com: "The Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing will remain open Monday as alternate routes. "

Suez Canal Bridge

tugster: a waterblog: "But five and a half  years have elapsed, not without change.  So earlier this week, Suez Canal in the KVK and under the Bayonne Bridge looked like this.  See the worker above the new roadbed?"

Intermodal infrastructure - the nuts and bolts moving from the quay to the hinterland

Seatrade Maritime News: "The meeting also saw presentations by executives from the railroad, airfreight and trucking segments. PNCT has committed to invest $500m through 2030; its investment in “rail on dock” has been noteworthy. It comes at a time that the first anniversary of the widened Panama Canal is nine months away. Another project in New York harbor, the raised roadway of the Bayonne Bridge, expected to be completed later this year, will allow larger ships bound for PNCT (and three other terminals on the New Jersey mainland) to pass under the bridge. PNCT handled approximately 1.2m teu in 2016."

Street and sidewalks to be closed for Bayonne Bridge construction

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close Innis Street and both sidewalks from John Street to Morningstar Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 14, according to the agency's website."

Bayonne Bridge to be closed overnight Friday for 'Raise the Roadway' project

SILive.com: "The Port Authority will close the bridge from 11:59 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

On Turning 86

tugster: a waterblog: "I’d like to give a hat tip to all the Bayonne Bridge workers who work with such skill and safety in this enormous project, one of at least six bridge projects happening simultaneously in the greater sixth boro."

Grapevine: Virginia port wins big-ship bragging rights over Charleston, Savannah

Business | postandcourier.com: "Once a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge in New Jersey is completed later this year, Newsome said he expects the 2M Alliance, a consortium of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping, will add a second weekly service to Charleston using a similar-size vessel."

When will Trump and Congress shred the red tape?

Washington Examiner: "As Howard points out, current laws impose "a jungle of red tape." For example, on the proposal to raise the Bayonne Bridge, which currently blocks the supertankers coming through the enlarged Panama Canal, it includes the following: "a requirement to study historic buildings within a two-mile radius even though the project touched no buildings; notice to Native American tribes around the country to participate even though the project would not be disturbing any new ground; and 47 permits from 19 different agencies. The environmental review for this project — again, a project with virtually no environmental impact — was 20,000 pages, including appendices. Proceeding on an expedited timetable, permits were finally awarded after five years. Then some self-styled environmentalists sued claiming ... you guessed it, "inadequate review." The Port Authority started construction anyway, and hopes to complete the project in 2019, 10 years after the application was filed.""

Vote: Do you think a gondola linking Bayonne and Staten Island is a good idea?

NJ.com: "If you've ever traveled across the Queensboro Bridge in New York City, you've likely noticed the aerial tramway that connects Manhattan with Roosevelt Island.
Now, the Staten Island Development Corp. is looking for support for a plan to build an aerial gondola system that would link Staten Island with Bayonne."

Shred the red tape to build infrastructure

NY Daily News: "Raising the Bayonne Bridge roadway was pro-environmental in every meaningful way. It would permit cleaner, more efficient ships into Newark Harbor, and avoid the environmental havoc to surrounding neighborhoods of a new bridge or tunnel."

Portside: New ship-to-shore cranes coming online at GPA’s Garden City Terminal

Business in Savannah News: "We’ve been advised by a customer that they will be sending a 13,000 TEU ship to us sometime that month,” said GPA executive director Griff Lynch. “That ship will be the first of many we’ll start to see, especially as the completion of the Bayonne Bridge raising at the Port of New York/New Jersey is completed at the end of this year, giving all three East Coast gateway ports the ability to handle the larger Neo-Panamax ships"

Staten Island officials look to drum up support for gondola plan, report says

NJ.com: "Under the proposal, the gondola would carry commuters from Staten Island, across the Kill Van Kull to the Eighth Street Light Rail station in Bayonne. Commuters would then take the light rail to area PATH stations where they could continue their trips into Manhattan."

Bayonne Bridge Daily Schedule: March 27 - April 3, 2017

City of Bayonne, NJ - Official Website:

*Monday, March 27 – NO DAYTIME CLOSURE
Monday, March  27 – 7:00 pm – 5:00 am closure
*Tuesday, March 28 – NO DAYTIME CLOSURE
Tuesday, March 28 – 7:00 pm – 5:00 am closure
*Wednesday, March 29 – NO DAYTIME CLOSURE
Wednesday, March 29 – 7:00 pm – 5:00 am closure
*Thursday, March 30 – NO DAYTIME CLOSURE
Thursday, March 30 – 7:00 pm – 5:00 am closure
*Friday, March 31 – NO DAYTIME CLOSURE
Friday, March 31 – 11:59 pm – 8:00 am  closure

Next weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will perform an overnight closure on Friday. The bridge will close at 11:59pm Friday, March 31, and reopen by 8:00 am Saturday, April 1. Once the bridge reopens on Saturday, the bridge is not scheduled to close again until the 7:00 pm-5:00 am overnight closure on Monday, April 3.

*Regular daytime 9:00 am – 3:00 pm closures will be suspended for the time being. Further use of daytime closures may be necessary and scheduled in the future to advance Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance construction, but for the immediate future, the roadway will remain open during daytime hours.

Bayonne Bridge

IMAGER 5010: "The First Phase of the Bayonne Bridge Project Complete"

Editorial: One inspector general is enough at the PA

NJ.com: "In New Jersey, and, for that matter, New York, all roads keep leading back to the Port Authority. Those pathways should take the public to a new Bayonne Bridge, a new Goethals Bridge or inside the Oculus at the World Trade Center. But instead of seeing these completed or nearly completed projects, it is always politics. And in the end, this will neither help the Port Authority become more efficient nor bolster the political stature of either the governor of New Jersey or New York."

Waze Teams With Port Authority to Better Track Traffic, Alert Drivers

NBC New York: "The Port Authority announces partnership with Waze to help pinpoint traffic trouble spots. Erica Byfield reports. (Published Tuesday, March 21, 2017)"

The Bayonne Bridge's New and Higher Road Deck

JM Eagle: "When drivers began using two new lanes of the Bayonne Bridge between Staten Island and New Jersey last month, they crossed not only the Kill Van Kull waterway but also a nexus between a historic engineering past and a modern engineering present."

Panama Canal aims to double big-ship transits with tech aid

JOC.com: "More large ships are expected to come to the East Coast through the Panama Canal once the Bayonne Bridge is lifted at the Port of New York and New Jersey by the end of this year. At present, ships larger than 10,000 TEUs can only stop at one of the port’s four main terminals because to get to the other three terminals, ships must pass under the Bayonne Bridge."

Need for NY-NJ port extended gates comes into focus

JOC.com: "The question has emerged as new carrier alliances are set to take effect April 1, and — most significantly — the Bayonne Bridge’s clearance is raised later this year. Those developments are expected to help attract larger ships to New York-New Jersey. The bridge’s 151-foot elevation prevents ships larger than 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) from getting to three of the four main terminals. Depending on their design, even some 5,000-TEU ships can’t fit under the bridge."

Future commute: 10 ways the maddening trip might transform | SILive.com

SILive.com: West Shore light rail: Last year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority committed to studying the potential for a West Shore light rail. The proposed light rail would run about 13 miles from Richmond Valley to Elm Park, carrying Island commuters over the Bayonne Bridge to connect with New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line. Aerial gondola: A Colorado-based company has come up with a design for an aerial gondola that runs from Staten Island to Bayonne in six minutes. Leitner-Poma of America has created a design for a route that would connect Staten Island commuters to New Jersey's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system. According to the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, this would create a 33-minute commute from Staten Island to downtown Manhattan.

Bayonne Bridge Open

Port Authority of NY & NJ: "The bridge will be closed from Friday, March 10, 9 p.m. until 8 a.m. Saturday morning"

Staten Island: Keep making noise to get better transit

SILive.com: "West Shore Light Rail: This new rail line would run 13 miles from Richmond Valley to Elm Park, and would continue over the Bayonne Bridge to connect with NJ Transit. In addition to added connectivity with New Jersey, this line would make traveling north and south across the borough much faster and easier."

General view looking southwest. - Bayonne Bridge, Spanning Kill Van Kull between Bayonne & Staten Island, Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ

Library of Congress: "General view looking southwest. - Bayonne Bridge, Spanning Kill Van Kull between Bayonne & Staten Island, Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ"

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 10 p.m. to accommodate ongoing construction of the "Raise the Roadway" project."

What's needed to bring ULCVs into New York?

Marine Log: "The Port of New York and New Jersey is getting set to receive the new generation of higher ultra-large container vessels (ULCV). The controlling depth of the major navigation channels has now been increased to 50 feet at MLL water. And the raising of the Bayonne Bridge is expected to be completed this year."

Small Tankers

Tugster: a waterblog: Chandra B may be small in size, but she of the American Petroleum & Transport, Inc., is big in personality.

Body found on boat under the Bayonne Bridge

NJ.com: "A work boat was found washed ashore on the rocks near First Street just before 9 a.m. Police found the body of a man believed to be about 45 years old on the vessel, Port Authority spokesmen Joe Pentangelo said. "

How many miles on the Bayonne NJ bridge?

Answers.com: "The Bayonne Bridge is 1.095 miles long. It is the fifth longest steel arch bridge in the world. It opened on November 15, 1931."

Showered with garbage: Glue, metal, wood and rocks fall from Bayonne Bridge

SILive.com: "While the Port Authority has spent almost four years working to raise the Bayonne Bridge for large ships to pass beneath, people working and living below the bridge say their requests to prevent debris from landing on their houses and cars have fallen on deaf ears."

Don't forget Bayonne Bridge, Holland Tunnel closures this weekend

NJ.com: The Bayonne Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday through 10 p.m. Saturday, to accommodate construction on the "Raise the Roadway" project to provide navigational clearance for larger container vessels.

Here's how America can deregulate its way to faster growth - and faster airplanes

AEIdeas: "Infrastructure projects are frequently bogged down in endless environmental reviews and consultations. An example is a project to upgrade the Bayonne Bridge, which spectacularly arches between Staten Island and New Jersey."

Bridges of New York: Spanning the Hell Gate

Library of Congress Prints & Photos: "General view looking southwest. – Bayonne Bridge, Spanning Kill Van Kull between Bayonne & Staten Island, Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ. Photo by Jet Lowe for HAER, Spring 1985"

Bayonne Bridge temporarily closed due to falling debris

NJ.com: "Several bolts fell from the steel scaffolding of the Bayonne Bridge onto the roadway due to high winds, said Neal Buccino, public information officer for the Port Authority."

Bayonne's Development Rush Continues As Four More Projects Move Forward

Jersey Digs: "A new residential project is coming to 175 West 7th Street in Bayonne. The site, located at the corner of John F. Kennedy Boulevard, adjacent to the entrance to the northbound lanes of Route 440, is situated at one of the most visible locations in the city, in that it is visible to all drivers approaching or leaving the Bayonne Bridge. According to a legal notice, when completed, the building will be five stories tall and contain 56 luxury residential units. One parking space will be provided on-site for each residential unit."

104 years in hardware Resnick's nailed it with new site

Hudson Reporter: "Four generations and 99 years of Larry Resnick’s family have sold hardware on Broadway before the company moved from its iconic Resnick’s Hardware store on 46th Street to its new digs 10 blocks south on 36th Street.The hardware store’s current owner, Larry Resnick’s father, Al, now 99 year old, saw the Bayonne Bridge opening. Photos of historic Bayonne taken by Al Resnick throughout the years hang in the front of the shop."