Railway Age, 10/26/21
President Biden Joins in Portal North Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony
President Joe Biden on Oct. 25 attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey. (Photo Courtesy of Craig J. Coughlin, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, via Twitter)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Oct. 25 helped mark the official start of Portal North Bridge construction in New Jersey.
Alongside federal, state and local officials, President Biden participated in a groundbreaking ceremony that followed the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors’ approval earlier this month of a $1.56 billion contract with Skanska/Traylor Bros Joint Venture for construction of the bridge.
“The infrastructure bill is about rebuilding the arteries of America, and the Portal Bridge Project is showing why investments like this are so important,” President Biden said. . . .