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Tag: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Roadbuilding
Worker seriously injured on lower level of Bayonne Bridge
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported that the Bayonne Bridge was closed to traffic in both directions on Tuesday afternoon after a worker was seriously injured, according to silive.com. The injured worker is part of the crew that is dismantling the lower level of the span as part of the “Raise […]
December 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOT provides $537.1 million TIFIA loan for Penn Station improvements
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Build America Bureau (BAB) is providing a $537.1 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the New York State Urban Development Corporation D/B/A Empire State Development (ESD) for the Moynihan Train Hall Redevelopment Project. The project aims to ease congestion at New York City’s Penn Station. […]
July 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Construction time-lapse of NY/NJ Goethals Bridge’s first span
The Staten Island Advance time-lapse video below shows construction of one span of the new Goethals Bridge that connects Elizabeth, N.J., with Staten Island. ABC Eyewitness News reports that the original 89-year-old span is being replaced by twin spans. The first span constructed, carrying vehicles eastbound into New York, opened to traffic on Saturday, June […]
June 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
FEMA sends $230 million to NY/NJ Port Authority for Holland Tunnel repairs
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will receive $229.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help repair damage to the Holland Tunnel caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, nj.com reports. The funds, which come from a FEMA program designed to strengthen public works after a major disaster in […]
April 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
85-year-old George Washington Bridge getting much-needed $2 billion renovation
The 85-year-old George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, is getting some much-needed major renovations to keep it alive into the next century. NJ.com reports that officials are planning an intricate construction schedule involving 11 projects as part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s nearly $2 billion “Restore the George” program, which would […]
May 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: WTC transportation hub to be “a light-radiating work of art”
The World Trade Center (WTC) transportation hub in New York City is well on track for its opening in 2015, according to a report from the Houston Chronicle. The $3.9 billion project will reach three levels underground, linking the already-operating 11 city subway lines and the PATH trains with Hudson River ferries. And the 800-square-foot […]
July 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Financial District
A report from the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicates that the stimulus, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, created or sustained nearly 350,000 direct, on-project transportation and infrastructure jobs during the first year of implementation. Meanwhile, a new report looking at the movement of freight in America portrays a scary scenario if infrastructure in America remains stalled.
August 1, 2010
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