On Thursday, November 12, 2015, the Port Authority announced the launch of its new Agency Operations Center (AOC) at the Port Authority Technical Center in Jersey City. The AOC will help to achieve a key agency objective of enhancing the regional transportation network for goods and people. Traveler safety will be increased and congestion will be reduced by increasing the efficiency of operations and incident responses across the Port Authority’s entire cross-Hudson transportation network. Working around-the-clock, AOC staff will use camera feeds, travel-time detectors, and other equipment to monitor traffic of vehicles and passengers at all Port Authority facilities in real time. Monitored facilities includeRead More →

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Due to ongoing construction at the NJ Turnpike Interchange 14A, the traffic patterns for the Toll Plaza will shift effective November 9, 2015.  All traffic headed to GCT Bayonne must use the far left lanes of the Toll Plaza. Please see this attachments for more details. And this attachment for the same details in Spanish.  Read More →

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On Thursday, October 22, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved an agreement that will allow construction to proceed on a major ship-to-rail facility adjacent to Global Container Terminal (GCT) in Bayonne. GCT will build, operate, and maintain the new ExpressRail Port Jersey facility in Greenville Yard. ExpressRail Port Jersey is slated to open in 2018. The facility will promote more efficient and environmentally friendly movement of cargo. The Port Authority will pay GCT up to $56 million to cover construction costs. The agency will cover this funding via the Cargo Facility Charge, a per-container fee assessed on cargo shipped through the Port of NewRead More →

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Container lifts for September 2015 topped lifts from the same month, 2014 by 13.4 percent according to stats just released by the Port of New York and New Jersey. At 325,534 lifts, 2015 now holds the port’s new record for volume by month in September. Year-to-date, the port stands ahead of 2014 volumes by 12.2 percent. With 163,597 lifts, September import loads outperformed the same month, 2014 by 12.4 percent. Year-to-date, import loads are running 11.2 percent in front of 2014. Export loads made a slight gain of .6 percent over September 2014 with 62,372 lifts. However, they lag 2014 year-to-date by 1.3 percent. RailRead More →

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The Port Authority launched its 2015 Regional Truck Replacement Program (2015 RTRP) on October 19. The $2 million program continues the agency’s initiative to provide truck owners with financial incentives to replace their older vehicles with cleaner and safer units. This, in turn, will produce significant environmental benefits at the port. Specifically, the 2015 RTRP provides independent owner operators and licensed motor carriers who own trucks with Model Year 1994-2006 engines an opportunity to receive a grant. The grant will cover up to 50 percent of the purchase price (up to $25,000) for a replacement truck equipped with a Model Year 2007 or newer EPARead More →

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