Port Authority's Bayonne Bridge Raise the Roadway Project

The Port Authority will finish the deck removal portion of the Raise the Roadway project at the Bayonne Bridge six months ahead of schedule, ensuring completion of this important project in advance of commercial operations at the widened Panama Canal. The deck removal will provide critical navigational clearance for larger post-Panamax ships to access port terminals in New York and New Jersey when the Panama Canal opens.

[@StatenIslandsouth2]

If the Port Authority would like to do something truly amazing, they would LOWER THE TOLLS!

[@EASYTIGER10]

I fully understand why they're doing it and it's really ingenious. I just hope it doesn't spoil the look of the bridge. It never appears in lists of "the most beautiful bridges" - they're full of predictables like the Bridge of Sighs and the Golden Gate - but I've always loved the simple functional elegance of Bayonne. It doesn't TRY to look good, it just does.

[@blackopscw7913]

Same with the outerbridge

[@42luke93]

Yeah it ruined the look TBH and you don’t get that cool truss look inside long anymore. Boring now. But good and needed for ships. Great way of designing the bridge in case it were the of needed of been raised. Worked!

[@angelbryan98]

It looked better before, just like in the movies.

[@TheDylanJoyce]

The bridge looks way to funny at the end though... like somebody wearing their pants really high up... or an extremely tall turtle neck collar or something!

[@nuclearthreat545]

this bridge could of been double decked for 80 years and this video proves it

no need to. i don't ever remember normal traffic being backed up on this bridge. closed for a leaper occasionally or in 1966 two ships collided almost under the bridge.

[@mattyiannielli2067]

They should double-deck the New Goethals Bridge as well. And then maybe also the Bayonne Bridge when it's raised.

[@timearchitecture]

my great grandfather died in the original construction. however, these processes are much safer today.

[@phuturephunk]

This turned out really nice.

[@Love2loveu00]

After seeing this I'm still petrofied going pass this bridge.

[@kikijohnjy]

Beautiful, construction!!

[@PoshyX]

i feel like workers are gonna die in the process of building this thing. seems like a very complex and intricate process.

[@1slowens]

OK,,,it's 4 am and I came across this..interesting idea,,BUT the steel in this bridge arch is already how old????? I think a new bridge or better still a tunnel should have been considered,,,and this solution would have greatly reduced the traffic issues... I don't know, maybe even a lock system?...probably not though?...thanks for reading.

[@ap70621]

Both a new bridge and a tunnel were considered. This is what they decided on. I favored a tunnel since there will never be clearance issues for ships.

[@timearchitecture]

hi minkis. ty for your comments. the light rail addition was proposed 4 months before the mentioning of my bridge's rendition. in fact we had a dredging around ten years ago to correspond for the "freight ship" issue. I'm not sure if you live in the tristate area and have witnessed the light rail expansions over the last years or have read our papers. nevertheless, comparing to the hudson river to the panama canal is a bit ridiculous whereas, the bayonne bridge does involve the light rail.

[@paleoconservativenj]

i hope there will be a walkway on the new bridge!

[@mattyian1208]

There is now

[@wvjmat1]

@ Murad Man The toll is only paid INTO NY. Westbound into New Jersey is always free. So, the toll is $13 round trip. This makes me sad that the look of this beautiful bridge will be changed forever.

[@davidbaldwin8390]

I know what you mean. This bridge had a very unique long and high over the road arch that seemed to extend far beyond and below the drivers eye level. Not to many bridges of the world are like this. I have seen it up close but have never been over it. Only the Newark Bay Bridge Arch.

[@BruisedASScheeks]

Check out the called Aerial America, its a really cool show that has an episode for each state showing historical landmarks, new landmarks, and dope lanscapes; all with HD swooping air Imax shots. Great show. I only said this becuase I was watching the New Jersey episode and they talked about raising this bridge so I looked it up to see if they started it yet and found this video.

[@xaiano794]

This reminds me very much of the fatal design flaw in a 2-level walkway inside a gallery or some such place where they used 2 separate links rather than one to suspend the deck and the shear force of the load caused the lower span to fall.

[@ap70621]

You are probably thinking about the Hyatt Regency disaster in Kansas City in 1981.

[@xaiano794]

Michael Niemiera Thanks, I couldn't remember

[@pino2003fr]

why don't extend in same time light train from bayonne to statn iland

[@mattyiannielli2067]

Exactly. They should do that. They should also put a railroad line on the New Goethals Bridge and maybe put a Lower Level on the new bridge as well. That would be cool.

[@21woodsedge]

Excellent Thought!

[@AviationMetalSmith]

I was reading a Book about bridges, which was written by David B. Steinman, who also happened to be one of the Engineers who built the Bayonne Bridge... I knew the PANYNJ was planning to raise the bridge... Steinman mentioned that the steel arches exert a tremendous outward Thrust. The weight of the bridge on the concrete piers is NOT perfectly vertical... So I did a Google search , to see how the PA is going to tackle this project. Now I see that it's only the Roadway that will be raised. Good.

[@warrenwilson4818]

Absolutely incredible what is happening to several of the NY area bridges. One thing they all have in common: hiking, biking trails for the first time. Verrazano Bridge Drone - Duration: 3:11. Johnny J Garsiah 3,040 views

[@Mrwebelongundead]

awesome

[@jzlacrosse27]

Wow look no traffic at all.

[@timearchitecture]

the freedom tower was "said" to cost 4billion, when the largest building in the world (double the squared height and width of the freedom tower) cost only 1.4billion. the two buildings were actually built within the same time, and the Burj Khalifa tower was finished in less than half the time. During this port authority also increased fares, for added profit. Not to mention our tower was completely paid through grants and fundraising.

[@mattyian1208]

They should consider double decking the New Goethals Bridge in the near future. At least they finished raising the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge in 2019 and they should also raise the arch of the bridge so that the bridge can look better than it did before.

[@eetorreso]

yes

[@Northernwoodw]

When they finish this project the super tankers they have now will be bigger and the new ones won't fit. They will start over again!

[@tjfats2]

I live in Bayonne This is old news...

[@minkis311]

Burj Khalifa was built with no regards to human life. Search 'dubai slavery'. They used unskilled slaves to construct it in heat we could not even fathom, paid them next to nothing, made them sleep on top of each other, and worked them over 12 hrs a day. The freedom tower is built to last. The cleanup of debris, the new foundations (around existing PATH station), and the fact the the building is probably 4 times as strong as the previous 2 towers made it take longer.

[@timearchitecture]

that is WHY they are doing this. to make money and have more reasons to charge higher prices for commuters.

[@timearchitecture]

ok yea i thought were talking about the iconic skyline of lower manhattan. i agree, it def has a great skyline.

[@gsl516]

In Europe, they built locks along the river sides to traverse ships UNDER low bridges. I wonder if this was considered?

[@blackopscw7913]

It was.

[@ShotOfBlackTooth]

I thought of using measuring jugs to pick up and empty the water on land, but your idea sounds like you have experience.

[@doubleplusgreat]

Does anyone know if the pedestrian and bike along the bridge are open?

[@johnmondry22]

Yes it's open

[@danielescalise2369]

War of the worlds

[@paulfennell01]

Has that been thought of yet, set up a lock system, dredge the canal, and bam you just saved a few billion!

[@4XBUDDY]

I can't find anyone one who knows what streets the on & off ramps in Bayonne are going to be on ? If anyone really knows please tell us because these construction workers on 4th. street haven't got a CLUE !

[@henrifernbach5670]

Did it relieve traffic on the GWB?

[@TheATyt818]

Watch this video on StreetFlimslog about the Lincoln tunnel. also increase speed limits in the Lincoln Tunnel busway and open it 45min earlier and close it 65min later. London has prioritized bus lanes by making 3 lane highways into 2 and the 3 lane is for buses New York is bigger and New Jersey need a quicker cleaner way of accessing it.

[@emil.jansson]

the green truck are fucking enormous

[@Northernwoodw]

How would they use the water way while the lock was under construction? Then you would have two structures to maintain

[@BLAZE45]

they still close the fucking bridge after 9am and reopen At 3pm only to close it again at 8pm then all weekend so I have to go all the way the fuck around and pay extra tolls....

[@biljan37]

And how long do you think this will take?

[@danielgood5471]

People are already afraid of the height with the shoulder people meaning me

[@americanoil69420]

Ah yes back when this was some crazy idea some guy had in his head

[@MrBdr4life]

A tunnel would be a better solution, but is more costly and because the US government is so in debt, they can't afford it. Also, many aren't bothered by these structures because when you live in NY, you are surrounded by so many massive bridges, and structures, we are just use to it, and frankly, unless you live right by the bridges, they aren't eye soars.

[@minkis311]

Although I dont know anything about the corruption of the PA, I can tell you the freight ships arent bullshit. Google 'widening of panama canal' This is not the only huge construction project funded for this. There are plenty others and they all have nothing to do with the light rail. The light rail isn't even going on the new bridge unfortunatley.

[@Northernwoodw]

I am going to design a new super duper ship that is 70' taller just to f them up!

[@eetorreso]

they have been in the past mining under water.. but is not enough..

[@danielgood5471]

That's dangerous

[@OnionKiev2137]

Those who don't know: Big ass bridge Those who watched the movie: Run Tom Cruise 💀💀💀

[@soxredsox]

well it depends where do you live

[@ShotOfBlackTooth]

Would have been easier to just lower the water instead.

[@timearchitecture]

ny has very critical building codes (i used to be a union contractor) & the freedom tower is no stronger than any other building in nyc. the construction projects are very standard in order to keep within code. so lets go back back now, and disregard everything i have said as i snot need it to back me up. even with your accusations, my previous/original comments still lie in effect bc nothing you mentioned effects the profit that was made, where it went, and why it took so long.

[@Dan0Dead0Or0Alive]

Maybe you'll loose your mind one day and actually want to travel to New Jersey.

[@BrianDawkins10]

Suddenly: Final Fantasy 5

[@mattyiannielli2067]

Deadpool Hi Deadpool! 😀

[@timearchitecture]

i definitely understand what you are saying. most americans believe they have it so great yet if you compare the dollar of our workers, its not much of a difference. even without that said, the great pyramids were built under even more drastic conditions and they still remain. quality of life doesn't effect quality of the structure especially when the uae have more money than we do to build efficiently.

[@davey11ify]

Did the ships pay for this? Hope the taxpayers didn't have to.

[@Verena1720]

I think we should have just pushed Staten Island somewhere else.

[@avecezar7696]

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS USE TAX PAYERS MONEY TO RAISE THE BRIDGE FOR SUPPLYING A CHINESE PRODUCTS?

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Huh?

[@madeinhn]

What happened to a train that connects ny to nj and make an easier commute to the people who live on Staten island to NY using the nj railroad? I can care less if a super super mega container goes thru.

[@mattyian1208]

Jonathan Arriaga What about extending the NYC Subway from Manhattan to Staten Island. Or better yet extending the 7 Subway line from the West Side of Manhattan to Hackensack or Secaucus, New Jersey by extending NJ Transit into New York City to Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal.

[@madeinhn]

@@mattyian1208 absolutely.

[@mattyian1208]

Jonathan Arriaga Yeah that would be great. It would definitely benefit both New York City and New Jersey.

[@denieddueprocess]

too bad they cant similarly engineer a trustworthy working version of our National government, one that we can structurally trust and believe in.

[@xevious2501]

Am i the only one who thinks this is a very bad idea. All the possibility of a major failure since the bridge was not originally designed in such a way. Better off simply building an all new bridge. Which would be stronger and yet simpler in design, and would last far longer.

[@maldo72]

Yea all nice but how long os this going to take ... and you guys close the dam bridge down everynight as it is ..... ... I would like to talk to the wonder planners who thought of this ..... my question is wouldn't it been so dam easy justbto build anther bridge along side of it and demo the old bridge after you are done........ as a staten island resident this idea sucks for the many who work and need to take the bridge to work and everytime u close it down it costs people like me more money in tolls to get around it and beside the fact they are working on every bridge on the island your timing sucks ........ !!!!!!!!!!!!!! So my question again to port authority is when and how ling is this going to take !!!!!!!

[@katyqmsp]

The Bayonne bridge is a historic figure, and then don't want to take it down.

[@jherskine]

katyqmsp They're not "taking it down", moron. They're raising the roadway while keeping the historic elements of the bridge.

[@maldo72]

Johnny Wadd whatever taken too long and stupid they should have built anther bridge beside it and tore it down when down

[@jherskine]

maldo72 I've noticed that when clueless idiots don't have a valid argument, they utter the cliché "Whatever". If you knew the least bit about the neighborhoods surrounding the Bayonne Bridge on both sides of the Kill Van Kull, you'd know that the bridge cuts through densly populated residential neighborhoods. If they were to build a new bridge alongside the old one (and then tear down the old one when the new one was completed), they would have to purchase and/or or acquire though eminent domain, then demolish dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of homes in Elm Park, Staten Island, and in Bayonne. The only reason that they are able to build replacement bridges parallel to the old ones at the Goethals and Tappan Zee Bridges is because those bridges cut through sparsely populated areas. Before you make another ignorant comment about something which you know nothing about, please get your facts straight.

[@maldo72]

no they did it this way to save money

[@ShotOfBlackTooth]

Yes, that's how the joke works.

[@pfcthomasw.9394]

THIS IS OLD, THE BRIDGE WAS RISED, POST A NEW VIDEO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mattyian1208]

This video was posted in 2012

[@sonnypruitt6639]

The real reason they are raising the bridge is because of sea level rise and global warming. And it's all Chris Christy's fault, this is how he is getting pay-back to the mayor of Bayonne.

[@timearchitecture]

i basically heard you respond "america is great, we are better, our building is better" as a mental defense to avoid what i originally implied. america is not so great minkis, we are no better than anyone else, and when comparing the two buildings, is like saying the jets are the greatest football team. i want to root for the home team too believe me. but the fact is- the jets suck and so does america. (btw I'm a jets fan). so, do not let team spirit fool you.

[@howichangeyoutubehandle]

ENGINEERAN

[@timearchitecture]

? this is the farthest and poorest view of nyc possible from any surrounding bridge. did you mean to say view of bayonne/newark/staten? staten island, although a brother borough, is not manhattan. the view of my bridge is best of newark.

[@soxredsox]

lol good one, unless your not joking then smh lol

[@CHEVYK10]

nobody cares about New Jersey

[@nuclearthreat545]

Thatdudewholikesroblox new jersey sucks

[@mattyiannielli2067]

nobody cares about Long Island

[@mattyiannielli2067]

I love New Jersey! 😀🙂

[@mattyiannielli2067]

nuclearthreat545 Long Island sucks

[@timearchitecture]

because this company does not give a fuck about you.

[@emil.jansson]

the green truck are fucking enormous