Bids Due Aug. 14 for Bridge 21.69 Rehabilitation in Paterson
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway is seeking contractors to rehabilitate Bridge 21.69, a structure identified in a public notice as being located in Paterson and Hawthorne.
Signed bids are due by 4 p.m. Aug. 14, 2026. The solicitation moves the bridge project through its procurement stage, but it does not announce a construction award, a contractor selection or a start date for work.
For Paterson, the notice places a transportation-infrastructure project directly within the city and across the border in Hawthorne. The available information establishes the bidding schedule and the bridge’s two-municipality location, while leaving the cost, work scope and construction timeline undisclosed.
Mandatory meeting was set for Aug. 5
The public notice scheduled a mandatory pre-bid meeting for 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at the bridge site. That meeting was a requirement for firms pursuing the contract, not an announcement that the railway had picked a contractor.
The next confirmed deadline is 4 p.m. Aug. 14, when signed bids are due. The notice describes the project as rehabilitation of Bridge 21.69; it does not provide an award date after bids are received.
That distinction is important for residents following the project. A solicitation means the railway is collecting proposals from prospective contractors. It does not establish that work has begun or that a particular company will carry out the rehabilitation.
Notice identifies Paterson and Hawthorne
Bridge 21.69 is specifically identified as being in both Paterson and Hawthorne, rather than only in the wider Passaic County area. The procurement therefore concerns a structure tied directly to Paterson as well as its neighboring municipality.
The notice does not assign the full project to either city. It also does not say whether Paterson or Hawthorne will provide approvals, matching funds or other support for the rehabilitation.
Those unanswered administrative details matter because the notice identifies the railway as the entity soliciting bids, but it does not lay out how the two municipalities may be involved beyond the bridge’s stated location.
What the notice does not establish
The available notice does not list an estimated construction cost, describe the specific repairs to be made, or provide quantities for the work. It does not say which parts of the bridge would be repaired or replaced.
It also does not include a construction schedule or completion date. No safety finding or assessment of the bridge’s condition is stated in the material available for this solicitation.
As a result, the bid request should not be read as confirmation of an imminent closure, a completed rehabilitation or an award to a winning bidder. It is a defined procurement step for a bridge project identified in Paterson and Hawthorne.
What happens next
The confirmed next milestone is the Aug. 14 deadline for signed bids. Contractor selection and a potential construction phase may follow the bid process, but neither has been announced in the available notice.
Until further information is released, the public record supports a limited conclusion: NYS&W Railway is accepting bids to rehabilitate Bridge 21.69, with the procurement deadline set for 4 p.m. Aug. 14.
Sources
- Public Notices in Paterson, New Jersey, NoticeRegistry
- City of Paterson departments and public works information, City of Paterson
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