Roads & Bridges

Several key infrastructure initiatives in South Jersey are expected to bring solutions to longstanding issues  and spur job growth and economic activity in the...

"Amazingly, this 15 year project to restore the GWB is happening without having to close the busiest motor vehicle bridge in the world. The project includes upwards of 200 workers at the bridge five to six days a week. Much of the work happens at night, when traffic is lower."

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.

NJ Transit has advanced the construction of a new vertical lift rail bridge. This new bridge, which will provide a two-track movable span across the Raritan River, will be positioned slightly off the original alignment between Perth Amboy and South Amboy.

"Amtrak has announced it has completed an early construction milestone for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project.According to Amtrak, construction workers removed the final remnant...

"The eastbound side near Exit 34 in Wharton has been shut down since Thursday morning, once DOT crews arrived at the huge sinkhole that had swallowed a portion of the right lane and shoulder."

"The full bridge [closure] will take place from Jan. 13 to about Jan. 27. The shutdown is needed so work crews can permanently repair a deteriorated structural connection that was discovered this summer in the bridge’s second span from the Pennsylvania side."

Check out this vintage, colorized footage of the George Washington Bridge and parts of North Jersey from the 1940s.

"According to DelDOT, a delay with the National Environmental Policy Act process due to tidal and navigation issues caused the project’s expected completion date to be pushed back. The bridge’s replacement was initially planned for Spring 2025, but is now expected to commence in early 2026."

"'For nearly a century, the Lincoln Avenue Bridge has tied together neighborhoods in our Capital City, and by replacing the aging structure we ensure...