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The New Goethals: Opening a Road to the Future

By Neal Buccino, Media Relations Staff One era ends, another begins. At 10 p.m. Friday, the old Goethals Bridge closed for good after 89 years. Just 18 hours later its replacement opened to Staten Island-bound traffic and, by 12:20 p.m. … Continue reading

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Girders for the Goethals

By Neal Buccino, Senior Public Information Officer Photography by Rudy King and Mike Dombrowski Picture a standard I-beam, the type you might see at a construction site. Now imagine it’s taller than the Statue of Liberty’s height from feet to torch … Continue reading

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