Snag Emerges in Financing For Big New Jersey Bridge.

The article discusses the New Jersey's proposed diversion of a portion of its annual payment to Amtrak to the Gateway Development Commission, established by New York to build the new bridge. Topics include the bridge project being received a medium-high rating from the Federal Transit Administration; the bridge and tunnel being considered antiquated workhorses of New York transportation infrastructure; and New Jersey is using traditional debt financing to fund construction of the Portal Bridge.