![Portal North—part of the massive Gateway Program, which will eventually double rail capacity between Newark, N.J., and New York—will replace the 110-year-old Portal Bridge, a mechanical-trouble-plagued swing bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1910 as part of its New York Improvements project.](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-08-at-8.28.20-AM-315x168.png)
Portal North Builder Gets Official ‘Go’ From NJT
New Jersey Transit has issued a “Notice to Proceed” to Skanska/Traylor Bros PNB Joint Venture (STJV) for construction of Portal North Bridge, which is slated to take approximately five and a half years to complete.