The Star Ledger - New York / March 12, 2007
Railroad bridge is found shaky in tests
Link to Staten Island has had problems with track alignment, officials report
Much depends on the reopening of the dormant railroad bridge between Elizabeth and Staten Island.
The traffic-choked Goethals Bridge would handle about 150 fewer tractor-trailers a day when the rail connection opens.
Elizabeth residents would no longer have to put up with New York City’s garbage trucks rumbling through their streets.
And the Port of New York and New Jersey would gain a vital asset for handling the anticipated growth in cargo shipments over the next decade.
But all that has to wait, because the bridge – which is almost a year behind schedule – has not done well during recent testing.
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