New York and New Jersey officials, with U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the $1.6-billion Portal Bridge Aug. 1. But the joint venture team of Skanska/Traylor Bros. PNB has already started preparatory work on the rail span, such as grubbing and clearing, and establishing a site office.
Spanning over two miles of the Northeast Corridor rail line, the elevated Portal North Bridge Project will replace the existing elevated bridge with a two-track, high-level, fixed-span bridge designed to improve rail service and capacity along the corridor. The bridge will rise 50 ft as it crosses over the Hackensack River.