{"id":738,"date":"2026-10-09T01:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2026-10-09T01:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:35:16","slug":"portal-north-bridge-final-track-cutover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/portal-north-bridge-final-track-cutover\/","title":{"rendered":"Portal North Bridge Completes Final Track Cutover, Retiring 116-Year-Old Swing Span"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Friday, October 9, 2026, NJ Transit and Amtrak will transfer the final track off the original Portal Bridge, a 116-year-old swing span over the Hackensack River in New Jersey, and onto the new Portal North Bridge, completing one of the most consequential rail infrastructure projects in the New York metropolitan area. The cutover marks the end of more than a century of movable-bridge operations on one of the busiest rail crossings in the United States.<\/p>\n\n

The first of the two tracks entered service on March 13, 2026, about two and a half days ahead of schedule, after a catenary failure on the old bridge forced an early switch, according to reporting by masstransitmag.com. This week’s final cutover moves the remaining track, after which every train will run on the new structure.<\/p>\n\n

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