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| Location | Staten Island, New York to Elizabeth, New Jersey |
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| Project Borrower / Sponsor | The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
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| Mode | Toll Bridge |
| Description | The Goethals Bridge carries I-278 over the Arthur Kill, connecting Staten Island to New Jersey and providing critical access for commuters and freight carriers between New Jersey and New York. The project replaces the existing 85-year-old bridge, which is functionally obsolete, with a new six-lane, cable-stayed bridge directly south of the existing bridge. The current bridge will be demolished upon completion of the new bridge. The replacement bridge will consist of six, 12-foot travel lanes, 12-foot outer shoulders, and 5-foot inner shoulders, as well as a 10-foot bike/pedestrian path along the northern edge of the New Jersey-bound side. The bridge design also includes a central area between the eastbound and westbound roadways to accommodate future transit service. The replacement bridge is being delivered as a design-build-finance-maintain (DBFM) P3 under a 40-year concession, a first for the Port Authority. The Port Authority will continue to operate the facility, set and collect tolls. It will make annual availability payments of $56.5 million to the concessionaire from pooled Port Authority revenues not tied to usage of the bridge. |
| Cost | $1.436 billion in eligible project costs |
| Funding Sources | TIFIA loan - $473.7 million (amount does not include $31.6 million in capitalized interest) Private Activity Bonds - $453.3 million Equity - $106.8 million Port Authority Milestone Payments - $125.0 million Pre-development costs funded by the Port Authority - $300.2 million |
| Project Delivery / Contract Method | Design-build-finance-maintain Availability Payment Concession (40 years) |
| Private Partner | NYNJ Link Partnership - Joint venture between Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets and Kiewit Development
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| Project Advisors / Consultants | To the Port Authority
To USDOT TIFIA JPO
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| Lenders | Bondholders, USDOT TIFIA |
| Duration / Status | Port Authority awarded the P3 contract in April 2013 to NYNJ Link. Construction began in May 2014. The eastbound span opened in June 2017. The westbound span opened in May 2018. |
| TIFIA Credit Assistance | Direct Loan - $473.674 million TIFIA will be repaid from and secured by availability payments received by the NYNJ Link from the Port Authority. |
| Financial Status | The TIFIA credit agreement was executed on November 5, 2013. Financial close for the senior debt occurred on November 8, 2013. |
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| Contacts | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
