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By TAPINTO EAST ORANGE / ORANGE STAFF
December 14, 2020 at 9:21 PM
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December 14, 2020 at 9:21 PM
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The City of East Orange has issued a winter weather and parking advisory for Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
According to the latest National Weather Service forecast, snow is expected to start falling in the East Orange area around 11am on Wednesday morning and will accumulate approximately ½-1 inch per hour eventually reaching a total of 9-15 inches into early Thursday morning. The heaviest snowfall is predicted between 11pm on Wednesday and 4am on Thursday.
City officials are encouraging residents to exercise extreme caution when traveling and to adhere to all snow parking regulations.
Portal North rendering courtesy Gateway Development Corp.
New Jersey Transit has approved entering into a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the new, $1.8 billion fixed-span Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor, crossing the Hackensack River in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Portal North, part of the massive Gateway Program, will replace 110-year-old Portal Bridge, a mechanical-trouble-plagued swing bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1910 as part of its New York Improvements project.
The FFGA is the last stage of the Capital Investment Grant process to fund Portal North. The FTA will provide just over $766 million, with the Federal Highway Administration providing roughly $57 million. NJT and Amtrak will provide the balance of funding, about $977 million, and share operating and maintenance.