Monday, May 24, 2010
New Jersey Senate demands action on Bayonne Bridge fix
Add the New Jersey State Senate to the growing list of governing bodies demanding action to keep the Bayonne Bridge from hindering the travel of large container ships in the future.
The Bayonne Bridge is currently too low to allow the latest super-sized container ships to pass beneath it - a setback that could cost the region thousands of port jobs and millions of dollars, particularly when the expansion of the Panama Canal is completed in 2015 and a new breed of container ships that can carry double the load of current vessels is expected to become more common.
On Thursday, the State Senate passed a measure sponsored by Sens. Nicholas J. Sacco and Sandra B. Cunningham that calls for a study sponsored by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to determine the best solution to the problem and how it should be funded.
- New Jersey Star-Ledger
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