If you've taken the train across the Hackensack River into Manhattan ... with the arrival of a new arch that will help replace the century old Portal North Bridge," Governor Phil Murphy said.
It happened in New Jersey Wednesday afternoon, when the first of three giant steel arch bridge ... work on the Manhattan and New Jersey sides of the river. Portal North Bridge will carry Amtrak ...
The new bridge will replace the 114-year old Portal Bridge, a swing bridge across the Hackensack River that often gets stuck.
Each arch of the new bridge weighs about 5 million pounds and ... larger Gateway project to improve service reliability into Manhattan. It includes $16 billion to build a new two-track rail ...