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Portal North Bridge
Roads & Bridges
Portal North Bridge enters final phase of construction
Starting October 9th, NJ TRANSIT rail service will be temporarily changed so workers can move trains to the new Portal Bridge. Changeover expected to last 5 weeks.
Construction
Can You Dig it? Hudson Tunnel reaches boring milestone
Two tunnel boring machines, Eeach weighing more than 1,680 tons, two tunnel boring machines are preparing to cut 5,100 feet through the Palisades as construction of the new Hudson rail tunnel enters its next phase.Governors Hochul and Sherrill joined Gateway officials in North Bergen on September 28 to mark the start of Hudson Tunnel boring.
Roads & Bridges
Portal North Bridge reaches final phase of construction: A long-standing bottleneck nears its end.
The Portal North Bridge has entered its final phase of construction, with the first trains scheduled to operate on the new bridge beginning Feb. 13. Once complete, the fixed-span structure will eliminate a major bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.
Roads & Bridges
A look at the rising momentum behind U.S. bridge infrastructure [Cranes Today]
From the Hudson River to China’s mountain gorges, modern cranes are redefining what’s possible in bridge construction. Here's a look at some of the world's most impressive new bridges.
Policy
Portal North Bridge Spans Floated Down the Hudson River
The Portal North Bridge Project is one of New Jersey’s most important transportation projects, replacing the century-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey. The existing bridge is a major bottleneck and source of delays to both NJ Transit and Amtrak due to its aging mechanical and electrical components.
Policy
The major projects New Jersey is spending federal infrastructure funding on [MSN/Truck Parking Club]
Analysis of federal spending on NJ infrastructure projects