Skyway Park is a 32-acre (13 ha) park being developed in
Jersey City, New Jersey on the
Hackensack River , partly under the
Pulaski Skyway , from which it takes its name. The
brownfield land was the site of the
PJP Landfill .
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[5] It is a component of the
Hackensack River Greenway , a linear park along the banks of the river and
Newark Bay .
Brownfield site
The
United States Environmental Protection Agency declared the parcel at the
PJP Landfill a
Superfund site in 1982 and the landfill was capped in 1985.
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In 2008, AMB Corporation bought approximately 51.76 acres (20.95 ha) of the site. This property was to be capped and a warehouse constructed, while the rest of the property owned by AMB would be turned into
greenspace .
[6] The Remedial Action Construction began in 2008. It has been redeveloped, and is home to a warehouse and a walkway.
[7] The remaining portion of the site is managed by Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. and CWM Chemical Services, LLC (collectively “CCS”), which are responsible for a multi-layer, modified solid waste cap, wetlands reconstruction and enhancement efforts, and environmental monitoring.
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Location and design
Initially introduced as Marion Greenway Park, the project first received funding in 2009.
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The park is in the
Marion Section on the
West Side of the city between
U.S. Route 1/9 Truck and the
Hackensack River , north of
Lincoln Park , with which it has the potential to be connected as part of the
Hackensack RiverWalk project.
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Covid memorial
The park will include one of the first memorials in North America for victims of the
coronavirus pandemic . The site will have one tree planted for each Jersey City resident who died of the disease.
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[1] Construction has been delayed by the environmental approval process.
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References
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b Armstrong, Kevin; Tully, Tracey (December 4, 2020).
"Park With Covid Memorial Is Rising on Site of Former Toxic Dump" . The New York Times .
^ Baer, Marilyn (December 3, 2020).
"From toxic site to Jersey City park New park to feature living memorial to those lost during pandemic" .
The Hudson Reporter . Archived from
the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ Sibayan, Reena.
"Jersey City announced on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, that it is investing $10 million to build Skyway Park, a long-awaited public space planned for the city's West Side, on a rehabilitated Superfund site, with a special memorial to residents who died from COVID-19 and did not receive formal funerals" . nj .
^ Heinis, John (December 3, 2020).
"Jersey City will invest $10M into Skyway Park, which will memorialize COVID-19 victims" . Hudson County View .
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b Fry, Chris (December 4, 2020).
"Jersey City Reveals Plans to Convert Former Landfill into $10 Million Skyway Park" . Jersey Digs .
^ The Jersey Journal (May 29, 2012).
"Jersey City park to be built on former PJP landfill site" . nj .
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b McDonald, Terrence T. (July 3, 2018).
"Cleanup of formerly smoldering landfill wins EPA award" . The Jersey Journal .
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"Jersey City's Mayor Healy and City Council Introduce Marion Greenway Park - River View Observer" . RiverViewObserver.net . May 8, 2009. Archived from
the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017 .
^ Albiter, Robyn.
"Skyway Park - Jersey City, NJ" . T&M Associates . Archived from
the original on December 23, 2015.
^ Gannon, Devin (December 7, 2020).
"Former toxic landfill in Jersey City to become public park with COVID-19 memorial" . 6sqft . Retrieved 2020-12-15 .
^ Acevedo, Gaby (December 4, 2020).
"Jersey City Announces Plan for COVID-19 Memorial Park at Former Superfund Site" . NBC New York .
^ Zeitlinger, Ron (December 5, 2021).
"First look at COVID-19 memorial grove planned for future Skyway Park" . The Jersey Journal . NJ.com.
^ Zeitlinger, Ron (November 19, 2023).
"Jersey City's Skyway Park and COVID-19 memorial being held up by environmental approval process" . The Jersey Journal . NJ.com.
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