Bonds have been floated for first new port on the Delaware River since 1973. It will be in Paulsboro, N.J. on 190-acres that had been an oil and storage site. It will have a new pier long enough to berth two cargo ships, cranes, roads,updated rail infrastructure, office and maintenance facilities, amulti-gate access control system and dredged access to the main 40-footdeep channel.
South Jersey Port Corp., July 28, OK’d the sale of $56 million in revenue bonds for the project.
It will be built by CH2MHill. Project engineer is Christopher A. Lawrence who is a 1980 graduate of Springfield High School (Pa.).