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Freight Rail Evolves in New Jersey Amid Forthcoming Merger

Consumers’ insatiable appetite for getting their products fast and cheap has driven intermodal transportation to be the top commodity group by volume for freight rail moving to and from New...

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Vibrant Places Program Accepting Applications

Have a creative idea to transform your community? The NJTPA's Vibrant Places Program is accepting  applications for projects to start later this year. The Vibrant Places Program provides technical support...

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Hudson County Adds Municipal Partners to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2034

The most densely populated county in New Jersey has an ambitious plan to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2034.Kevin Force, supervising planner, and Tanner Thull, senior transportation planner, presented an overview...

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Middlesex County Study Advances Roadway Safety Improvements on Five Dangerous Corridors

A review of some of Middlesex County’s most dangerous roads yielded a series of recommendations to improve traffic safety, including high-visibility crosswalks, a curbed median, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs),...

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County, state, and municipal officials cut the ribbon on new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge.

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge

Monmouth County celebrated the completion of the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. The $138-million project was funded through the NJTPA’s Local Capital Project Delivery Program....

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Study: Roundabout Would Improve Traffic Flow in Lakewood

A five-leg roundabout would replace a signalized intersection as part of a proposal to improve traffic flow in one of the fastest-growing areas in the region. Christopher Marra, P.E., of...

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Complete Streets Policies in NJ Recognized

Thirteen new Complete Streets policies in New Jersey, including 10 in the NJTPA region, were ranked in Best Complete Streets Policies Report 2025, a new report from Smart Growth America....

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Demonstration Library Helps Implement Subregional Study Recommendations

Materials from the NJTPA’s Complete Streets Demonstration Library helped to reimagine an intersection plagued by poor sight lines and no crosswalks with temporary redesigns to introduce safer crossings, art, and...

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Public Comment Period Opens for Key NJTPA Documents

The 30-day public comment period is underway for Connecting Communities, the NJTPA’s draft  Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update, along with other draft key documents including the FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program...

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Freight Industry Forecast Projects Booming Package Delivery to Continue

Delivery package volume in the region more than tripled between 2018 and 2023 to 220 million. This is expected to more than double over the next 25 years, according to...

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