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® April 17 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 8
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$102M Viaduct Reconstruction Under Way in N.J. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) project to rehabilitate the viaduct along Route 495 began in September 2017 and includes repairs and reconstruction of the bridge deck, replacement and strengthening of deteriorated structural steel, and the repair and painting of the substructure.
The Science Behind Tunnel Boring Machines...10
ARTBA: More Than 47,000 Bridges ‘Structurally Deficient’...16
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT JESCO to Host Demo Day for Long Island Contractors...34
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A $102 million state-funded project involving a nine-span viaduct along Route 495 is currently under way in New Jersey’s Hudson County. Specifically, the bridge carries traffic on
Route 495 over the NYS&W and Conrail rail lines, as well as Route 1 and 9, Paterson Plank Road and Liberty Avenue in the township of North Bergen. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) project to rehabilitate the viaduct began in September 2017 and
includes repairs and reconstruction of the bridge deck, replacement and strengthening of deteriorated structural steel, and the repair and painting of the substructure. In addition, there will be drainage improvements as well as safety and operational performance improvements. see VIADUCT page 102
Lack of Funds May Mean Repairs to NYC Rail Tunnel
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By David Porter ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) With key federal funding nowhere in sight for a new $13 billion rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, project organizers said April 2 they are taking a hard look at whether to shift focus to performing major electrical repairs to the 108year-old tube. It’s an approach similar to the one taken by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo with New York City’s L subway line connecting
Brooklyn and Manhattan, which had been scheduled for a lengthy shutdown this year. In January, the Democrat announced a plan to keep the line open by changing the nature of the repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel, which runs under the East River. The Hudson River tunnel, through which more than 400 trains operated by Amtrak or New Jersey’s commuter rail service pass each day, is at the center of a bitter dispute between the two states and the federal government over how it is to be paid for. Recently, the Federal Transit Administration gave the tunnel project
and an associated rail bridge project in northern New Jersey low ratings that make them ineligible for federal grant funding. Democratic members of both states’ congressional delegations have accused the Trump administration of withholding money for political reasons, something federal rail officials deny. Gateway Development Corp. board members overseeing the Hudson tunnel project said that while they remain committed to continuing pre-construction design and engineering see TUNNEL page 114