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New Jersey Turnpike Extension Widening and Newark Bay Bridge Replacement

Planned · New Jersey · Last reported Dec 2025

Source: NJ.com

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Planned

A $10.6 billion project to widen the New Jersey Turnpike extension between Newark and Jersey City, including a $6.2 billion first phase to build twin cable-stay bridges replacing the 69-year-old Newark Bay Bridge and 14 other bridges between Exit 14 in Newark and 14A in Bayonne. The controversial widening between Bayonne and Jersey City has been dropped, and savings will be used to build new ramps

Status
Prospective
Sector
Bridge, Road, Government
Location
Bayonne, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
NJ.com

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The project “New Jersey Turnpike Extension Widening and Newark Bay Bridge Replacement” is an infrastructure initiative in the Bridge sector, located in Bayonne, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from NJ.com.

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planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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A $10.6 billion project to widen the New Jersey Turnpike extension between Newark and Jersey City, including a $6.2 billion first phase to build twin cable-stay bridges replacing the 69-year-old Newark Bay Bridge and 14 other bridges between Exit 14 in Newark and 14A in Bayonne. The controversial widening between Bayonne and Jersey City has been dropped, and savings will be used to build new ramps connecting Interchange 14A to port facilities in Bayonne and Jersey City, improving traffic flow and safety.

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Transportation

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

New Jersey

City

Bayonne, Jersey City

Source

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NJ.com

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Sector

Bridge, Road, Government

Article published date

2025-12-22

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