by JCGUY
The Port Authority rebuilt and expanded the east side of the Harrison station, building two new head houses on the east side of Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. The head house for the eastbound track opened in 2019. The new head houses and plazas are fantastic, representing an enormous improvement. Station access after events at Red Bull Arena is now facilitated and the new head houses provide shelter from the elements. 1,000% improvement. The renderings for the station project had indicated that the PA would ultimately rebuild the station on both sides of FER Blvd. However, as far as is visible, all work completely ended on the station when the second east side head house was completed, and no work, demolition or staging has occurred at any point since mid-2019. The west side head houses, and in particular the one for the east bound track, are utterly decrepit. The stairs on the staircase for the eastbound side aren't even level at this point. Moreover, using one side's head house in preference to the other is not all that easy because crossing FER Blvd. is difficult given sidewalk fencing and the location of the crosswalks relative to the station location.
Does anyone know if the PA plans to continue the renovation work?
Also, I had also read years ago that the station plans were required to mesh with the possibility of Amtrak adding an additional NEC track through Harrison. From a novice's view, it does not look like the Harrison station project included any geometric changes to allow for additional space to locate a new track and the associated overhead wires, but I was wondering whether anyone had insight on that.
Does anyone know if the PA plans to continue the renovation work?
Also, I had also read years ago that the station plans were required to mesh with the possibility of Amtrak adding an additional NEC track through Harrison. From a novice's view, it does not look like the Harrison station project included any geometric changes to allow for additional space to locate a new track and the associated overhead wires, but I was wondering whether anyone had insight on that.