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As 2019 comes to a close, we would like to wish all members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 8.
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New York Daily News
From July 24: The project to build two new rail tunnels beneath the Hudson River took a step forward recently when New York and New Jersey established a joint commission to get the job done.
New York Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy jointly signed legislation establishing the Gateway Development Commission, a bi-state entity to facilitate the colossal construction effort.
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NorthJersey.com
From May 15: The George Washington Bridge opened to cars on Oct. 24, 1931. In the intervening 87 years, its cables and suspension wires have supported the weight of millions of vehicles. They have resisted attack from the salty water of the Hudson River, and swayed in winds topping 70 miles an hour. Now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns and operates the bridge, plans to spend $1.9 billion replacing those suspenders. The agency also will rebuild roadways and helix-shaped bridges leading to and from the bridge. This is harder than it sounds.
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WLNY-TV
From June 26: A bridge project in Bergen County is taking much longer than expected.
A sign on Ridge Road in Rutherford reads "on or about June 15, 2018 this bridge to be closed." It was supposed to reopen in eight months, but here we are a year later and no bridge.
The massive steel beams sit in a staging area and there are no construction workers on site. So, what's the hold up? Residents say they are stuck in traffic, wondering if it will ever get done.
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Engineering.com
From June 12: Who wouldn't leap at the chance to travel back in time and communicate some crucial piece of information to their younger self? You could offer a few stock tips or a crib sheet for that one killer exam that still haunts you to this day. While the thought has occurred to nearly everyone, this form of regret can be particularly salient for engineers in the middle or late stages of their career. A Reddit user discovered this firsthand when they posted the following question to the "AskEngineers" subreddit: "Looking back, what would be the one piece of advice you would give yourself during the early stages of your career?"
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Crain's New York Business
From May 15: Gateway, the stalled New York City-area rail tunnel, has been called the most crucial infrastructure project in the nation. But President Donald Trump’s administration ranks the tunnel near the bottom of 37 rated projects vying for federal mass-transit grants and loans.
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NJ.com
From April 17: Sure, we've heard that developer Triple Five says its American Dream mega-mall is going to open this summer. It's later than initially announced, but still, they promise us it's actually going to happen this time.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
From Oct. 16: Thousands of homeowners live in a flood-risk zone along the Jersey Shore. Ocean City has had 502 homes built in the 10-year flood risk zone since 2009, more than any other city in the United States, according to a recent study by real estate giant Zillow and Climate Central, a New Jersey nonprofit that studies climate science. Just 45 miles north, Beach Haven West, in Stafford Township, saw 447 homes go up in the flood zone during the same time period, the second highest number in the country.
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CNBC
From Oct. 30: After more than 17 years in the making, the first phase of America's newest megamall will finally open to the public Friday in East Rutherford. What makes the $5 billion American Dream's opening so highly anticipated is its labyrinthine history. It was first envisioned in 1996 and has had several owners. Had you driven past it on the New Jersey Turnpike nearly a decade ago, you might recall a multicolored eyesore that the then-governor called one of the ugliest buildings in the state and maybe even the country rather than a massive shopping entertainment complex.
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NJ.com
From Oct. 16: Four NJ Transit stations will get needed makeovers, starting with New Brunswick's historic train station, and Amtrak is picking up the check.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Amtrak Board Chairman Tony Coscia on Tuesday announced the comprehensive upgrade of New Brunswick's 116-year-old station used by thousands of NJ Transit riders.
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Engineering News-Record
From May 30: Faced with a looming $1 billion operating deficit by 2022 and the need for costly capital projects, New York City's primary transportation agency is seeking a 10% fee cut on current projects from hundreds of engineers, contractors and other vendors.
Construction-related associations have protested as a group. Individually, each company has been deciding whether to continue to work for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the new terms.
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