The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today approved the agency’s largest ever $32.2 billion 2017-2026 Capital Plan, which reflects the agency’s continuing return to its core transportation mission and is expected to generate 235,400 job years and $56 billion in overall economic activity for the region. The plan allows for $11.6 billion in major redevelopment projects to advance at the region’s major airports during the next decade, including the $4 billion LaGuardia Terminal B replacement, the largest transportation public-private partnership in the United States.  It also provides for the advancement of work on Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport and the redevelopment ofRead More →

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All container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will open on Friday, February 10, 2017.  Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) will have a delayed opening (per below).   GCT Bayonne, APM Terminal, & Maher will open at 0600 (6 AM). No appointments will be required at GCT Bayonne. GCT NY & Red Hook Container Terminal (RHCT) will open at 0800 (8 AM). Please read additional specifics below.   For GCT Bayonne: GCT Bayonne will be also be OPEN on Sunday, February 12, 2017 from 0600-1300 (6 AM to 1 PM). No reefers or OOG will be handled. GCT Bayonne will beRead More →

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Due to the impending snow storm, all container terminals, empty and chassis depots will be CLOSED on Thursday February 9th. Free time will be extended for containers not already in demurrage. Per diems on containers and chassis will be handled in accordance with the Winter Weather Plan. Gates will be extended this evening as follows: Maher (9PM), RHCT (7PM), and GCT Bayonne (7PM) Please plan to fully utilize these additional hours.  Additional information about Friday’s opening will be distributed tomorrow afternoon. Appointments WILL NOT be required on Friday at GCT Bayonne. Please note that Monday, February 13 is an ILA holiday. Terminal schedules will beRead More →

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   The Port Authority posted for public comment the agency’s largest ever $32.2 billion draft 2017-2026 Capital Plan. This posting on the agency’s website launches a month-long public review and comment period on the proposed 10-year plan. To view the document, click here. The plan includes $29.5 billion in direct spending on Port Authority projects and a commitment to support debt service on $2.7 billion for the Gateway passenger rail tunnel project and related infrastructure – the largest funding commitment by any stakeholder involved in the project to date. The plan also outlines spending of $1.1 billion over the next 10 years toward capital improvementsRead More →

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   The  westbound lanes of the Goethals Bridge will close from 10 p.m. Thursday, January 12 until 5 a.m. Friday, January 13 for emergency repairs to roadway’s drainage issues along the westbound approach to the Goethals Bridge.  To provide an alternate route for drivers, the Bayonne Bridge will cancel its scheduled Thursday night closure, and will remain open from 3 p.m. Thursday through 9 a.m. Friday.  The Outerbridge Crossing will also be open.   The overnight Goethals Bridge closure is not expected to result in significant delays.  To receive real time traffic updates, travelers should register for the Port Authority’s Bridge and Tunnel Alerts at http://www.paalerts.com/, call 511Read More →

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