Jersey commuters got the “at last” moment they’ve waited years for on Monday, when U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Gov. Phil Murphy and other officials attended the second ground breaking ceremony to mark the start of work to replace the 112-year old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny. Yes, this is the second ceremony held at the cranky swing bridge on the busy Northeast Corridor line that’s infamous for refusing to close all the way until wok crews “persuade” it with sledgehammers. But this is the one that counts in the mind of rail commuters as it means construct…
