The assembly of the gantry is 90% complete.  This gantry will carry the pre-cast roadway slabs to the new piers.  The piers are the columns that will hold up the roadway.  The crane height will start at 120 feet and then grow to 300 feet once it gets closer to the Kill Van Kull.  The gantry base is at 6^th Street and travels the entire length of the bridge.  Sometime this fall, another crane will be in service working on the south end of Bayonne near 1^st Street.

Verizon and Cablevision continue installation of new cables inside street vaults.  This work will require a curb closure and will involve a utility truck and off-duty Bayonne police officers for the following streets:  1^st Street, Gertrude Street, 3^rd Street, Juliette Street, and 4^th Street.  This utility cable work began in early September and will continue until late November.

The Port Authority updated the City of Bayonne on the work activity that has been completed or is in progress around the various bridge piers.

At Pier N2, located south of 1^st Street by the shoreline, sheeting is completed.  Drill shaft work is in progress in six places.  The concrete work is complete and foundations are in place.

At Pier N3, located south of 1^st Street, drill shaft work is in progress.  One more is to be completed.

At Pier N4, south of 1^st Street, sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed.  Concrete work is complete and foundations are in place.

At Pier N5, south of 1^st Street, sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed.  Concrete work will follow.

At Piers N6 and N7, between 1^st and 2^nd Street, drill shaft work, excavation for sixteen footings, and arsenic removal are underway.  The Port Authority will be working in this area for several months.

At Pier N8, between 2^nd Street and Gertrude Street, and behind Ideal Windows, sheeting, drill shaft work, and concrete work have been completed.

At Pier N9, between Gertrude Street and 3^rd Street, behind The Bridge indoor skate park, sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed. Concrete work will follow.

At Pier N10, by 3^rd Street (south side), pier demolition has been completed.  Drill shaft work has been completed.  Concrete work will follow.

At Pier 11, by 3^rd Street (north side), sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed.  Concrete work will follow.

At Pier N12, between Juliette Street and 4^th Street, by Slootsky Park on the Juliette Street side, sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed.  Concrete work is completed.

At Pier N13, between Juliette Street, by Slootsky Park on the 4^th street side, sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed.  Concrete work is completed.

At Pier N14, by Margaret Street, sheeting and drill shaft work have been completed.  Concrete work is completed.  Pier erection will start the week of November 10.

The Port Authority will announce any traffic holds and bridge closures that may be required.

Juliette Street and Gertrude Street were closed during work hours through October 31.

Portions of West 4^th Street will remain closed through mid-December.  While this section of the roadway is closed, vehicles can continue to enter from Kennedy Boulevard or Avenue A for local access only.  No through traffic can travel under the bridge.

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