Construction

At the gateway to the largest cargo seaport on the US East Coast stands the Bayonne Bridge, a grand steel arch over the Kill Van Kull waterway that was the world’s longest of its kind when it opened in 1931.

With the recent debut of an expanded Panama Canal, this landmark bridge was at risk of becoming a bottleneck to global commerce. Skanska, along with a joint venture partner, has raised the roadway within the existing arch by an additional 19.5 meters, allowing the new class of enormous container ships, called Post-Panamax vessels, to pass through.

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