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What is the approved budget of Portal Bridge replacement?

The Portal North Bridge is a new two-track fixed railroad bridge across the Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, replacing the aging 100-year-old Portal swing bridge on the Northeast Corridor and the first phase of the Gateway Program. The USDOT announced in January 2021 a USD 766.5 million Capital Investment Grant for a total project cost of USD 1.888 billion, while NJ Transit describes the same project as a USD 1.8 billion project with the balance of funding from Amtrak and New Jersey.

Approved budget

$1.888 billion

Cost basis: 2021

Portal Bridge, built in 1910 by the Pennsylvania RR, is a rail swing bridge on the North East Corridor (NEC) over the Hackensack River in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey used by NJ Transit and Amtrak
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Approved budget2021
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