b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comThe Port of New York & New Jerseymarching towards net zero emissions by 2050New Roadmap also outlines interim goals for 2025 and 2030By Peter Buxbaum, AJOTAs of July 3, trucks with model year 1998WeightRatingof33,001poundsorgreater engines or older have been denied access toand equipped with a 1998 to 2006 engine are the Port of New York and New Jersey marineeligible to receive a grant for up to 50% of the terminals.AlsostartingJuly3,onlytruckspurchase price, or a maximum of $25,000 perContainer cranes at Port Jersey Terminalequipped with a 2014 engine or newer weretruck, whichever is less, for up to two replace-permitted to register for port access. ment trucks with 2014 engines or newer, and(REALITYcontinued fromportsExpressRailElizabeth Those measures were just the latest in athe older trucks must be scrapped. The Truckpage 14) terminal. The connection will multi-prongedeffortundertakenbythePortReplacement Program (TRP) is funded by theby2050(seeaccompanyingincrease the terminals capac-AuthorityofNewYorkandNewJerseytofederal Congestion Mitigation and Air Qual- article), and to that end will beity from 800,000 to over 1.4 achieve net zero emissions by 2050. ityImprovement(CMAQ)Programandtheacquiring zero-emissions mate- millioncontainersperyear U.S.EnvironmentalProtec- rialhandlingequipmentandandwillreducecongestion tion Agencys Diesel Emissionpromoting renewable energy.byallowingtrainstoarrive Reduction Program (DERA). anddepartsimultaneously Toqualify,independento therP ortP rojeCts both north and south. owneroperatorsandlicensedElsewhereintheport,Thesouthboundcon-motor carriers must have madeJulysawthekickoffofthenectorwillallowtrainsout at least 150 drayage trips to thePort Authoritys Corbin StreetofExpressRailElizabethto portsmarineterminalsandaproject.The$220millionavoid the choke points around minimum of 7,000 miles duringproject,supportedbya$44areas where trains are being each12-monthperiodfor24millionfederalinfrastructurebuilt,saidBozza.Thatis monthspriortothereplace- grant, is a capacity and safetygoingtoprovideadditional ment.Applicantsmustalsoenhancingproject,saidredundancyandresiliency. agreetocontinuetoserviceBozza. Its going to replaceTheExpressRailElizabeth Port Authority marine terminalsthe Corbin Street ramp at theterminalservestheMaher A New York New Jersey Railroad low-emission locomotive with the replacement truck for anorthern entrance to the port,and APM terminals.minimum of 150 times per yearwhich is functionally obsolete,The Port Authority received Truckdriverswhoveneverservedthefor five years after the date of purchase. withatwo-lanestructure.a$6milliongrantfromthe port before must now have a 2014 or newerThe truck programs, said Bozza, get usBozza expects it will take fiveState of New Jersey under its engine on their truck, explained Mike Bozza,part of the way to net zero. years to complete. RailFreightAssistancePro-deputyportdirectoratthePortAuthority.Currentlyinitsfinalgramfortheplanningand Weve also had a truck replacement programt hen ewr oadMaP ton etZ ero design phase is the $6.6 mil- design of the project. Construc-in place for many years. In September, the Port Authority releasedlionSouthboundConnectortion is scheduled to begin in the Under that program, Class 8 diesel-fueleda roadmap on how it intends to get to net-zerointermodal project, which willfourth quarter of 2024 and be portdrayagetruckswithaGrossVehicle(ZEROcontinued on page 18) add an additional track to thecompleted in 2025.'