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Regional Boards => Northeast => Topic started by: roadman65 on May 22, 2011, 05:29:41 AM

Title: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: roadman65 on May 22, 2011, 05:29:41 AM
Does anyone know what kind of bridge the Port Authority of NY and NJ are going to use to replace the old 1924 structure between NJ and SI? 

I heard that originally the PANYNJ wanted to twin the crossing, but now rumors have it that it will be replaced with a cable stayed bridge with two decks.
Title: Re: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: froggie on May 22, 2011, 07:59:49 AM
You could always look it up (http://www.goethalseis.com/)...
Title: Re: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: roadman65 on May 22, 2011, 10:39:28 AM
Quote from: froggie on May 22, 2011, 07:59:49 AM
You could always look it up (http://www.goethalseis.com/)...


Problem is it is not concrete and PANYNJ has not posted it, or I have not looked deep enough.  Sometimes I get better info here than there.

Closed quote tag.
Title: Re: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: NE2 on May 22, 2011, 11:56:01 AM
My buddy who works for the PANYNJ says, on condition of anonymity, that it will be a low-level drawbridge, with 20 expected openings per hour. It will be signed as I-99.
Title: Re: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: roadman65 on May 22, 2011, 04:23:06 PM
Quote from: NE2 on May 22, 2011, 11:56:01 AM
My buddy who works for the PANYNJ says, on condition of anonymity, that it will be a low-level drawbridge, with 20 expected openings per hour. It will be signed as I-99.

That might be a way to get people on to the island via the expensive Verazano Bridge.
Title: Re: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: Alps on May 22, 2011, 05:22:04 PM
Don't be ridiculous. No one at the PANYNJ has friends. (KIDDING! Considering I have a few friends there.) Pretty sure it's cable-stayed.
Title: Re: Goethals Bridge Replacement
Post by: NE2 on May 22, 2011, 05:37:16 PM
Just doing my job to make sure the info is sometimes better "there" than here :biggrin:

Hmmm... biggrin is the same size grin as the normal smile, just a different color.