Steve - Is this shuttle for bikes?
Coney - It's not silly to demand that a work-around (like a shuttle) be available until the new permanent path is in place.
By coincidence, I also just learned of this closing. I had posted another thread asking if anyone knew of any nighttime closings of the Bayonne Bridge bike lane. Not having received any answers, I looked for the number for the Port Authority desk at that bridge, and called there with the question. That's when I found out about the end of bike access. (By the way, the bike lane had been open 24 hours.)
I also found out that there is no timetable -- the bike lane will be closed "indefinitely". That is also unreasonable. There should be some official estimate as to the length of time that this work will take.