NJ Transit, Amtrak rail riders face month of commuting hell over bridge project

Source: New York Post

NJ Transit and Amtrack are warning their rail customers to gird their loins for a potential full month of misery as a yearslong infrastructure project reaches a critical juncture — while promising the pain will be worth it in the end. “In just a few short weeks, we will reward the patience of Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT customers by helping eliminate a cause of long delays and unreliable commutes,” Amtrak President Roger Harris said in a statement. Amtrak on Sunday began the laborious process of transferring rail traffic away from the 115-year-old Portal Bridge spanning the Hackensack River in New Jersey to the newly constructed Portal North Bridge.