The Pulaski Skyway, opened
on November 23, 1932, is
a vital link in
the northern New Jersey transportation
network, linking Jersey City,
South Kearny and Newark.
The eighty
year old, elevated bridge is
composed of a series of different
types of structures that
carry Route 1&9 over the
Hackensack and Passaic Rivers,
the New Jersey Turnpike,
several railroads, and industrial
facilities. It serves as
an express link for car and
bus traffic to and from New
York City and destinations
farther north on Route 1&9,
carrying 67,000 vehicles
a day.
The structure is in need of major repairs/rehabilitation due to deterioration that has occurred over its lifetime. The Skyway is also
functionally obsolete due to several substandard geometric features (lane width, shoulder width etc.) that no longer conform to modern day
design standards.
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This is view is of the Kearny
ramp
over Central Avenue.
Overhead view of the Pulaski Skyway looking east towards Jersey City and New York.
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The New Jersey Department
of Transportation (NJDOT)
has a number of other
projects in close proximity
of the Pulaski Skyway:
The Route 139 Hoboken and Conrail
Viaducts are in need of
repair to eliminate structural
deficiencies of low load
and seismic vulnerability.
The project will rehabilitate
both viaducts including
the deck and superstructure
of the Conrail Viaducts.
The proposed New Road from St.
Paul's Avenue to Secaucus
Road is being constructed
to help alleviate congestion
in the region by providing
intermodal connections
to the Croxton Rail facility
and diverting truck traffic
from the Tonnele Circle
and Route 1&9. |
