🚅 NJ Transit will cut service by 50% for 4 weeks starting Feb. 15
🚅 Crews will crossover track and equipment to the new Portal North Bridge
🚅 Only one track will operate between Newark and Secaucus
NJ Transit riders will have to endure some commuting pain before enjoying the benefits of the new Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor, as service will be cut by 50% for four weeks starting on Feb. 15, according to NJ Transit.
The final phase of construction of the new $1.5 billion Portal North Bridge is to switch over the signals, switches, and overhead wires from the old bridge to the new one.
NJ Transit officials said only one track will be available between Newark and Secaucus, which will require the temporary reduction in service and adjustments to the schedules of NJ Transit’s trains running in and out of Penn Station New York…