The Bayonne City Council is expected to soon advance plans to construct a pedestrian bridge over Route 440, connecting the the 34th Street Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Station and The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor.
The governing will vote next week on a resolution to authorize the city to enter into an agreement with New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and Federal Highway Administration(FHA) to award a contract for consultant services for the bridge.
“For us, this is the final step, because the next thing is construction,” City Planner Sue Mack said at yesterday’s caucus meeting.
The contract for consultant services was awarded to Ty Lin Engineering for the preliminary engineering and design of the pedestrian bridge, totaling $749,997.26 for one year…