Officials in Warren County, New Jersey are working to make the roads and transit systems safer. The county plans to develop a Local Safety Action Plan (LSAP), which will find and prioritize ways to reduce serious crashes on county and local roads, according to a news release.
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The Gateway Development Commission board took the last step Wednesday to secure a $3.8 billion federal grant, the final funding piece for the $16 billion project to build a new rail tunnel that will carry Amtrak and NJ Transit trains under the Hudson River into Manhattan.
Opponents of New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s plans to build twin $6.2 billion bridges to replace the existing Newark Bay bridge criticized the agency for spending $142 million on the project that hasn’t received a key federal approval.
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Don't try to pay the fare for NJ Transit rides this week -- it's free. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that a one-week "fare holiday" will take place for NJ Transit commuters as a "Thank you" to customers who depend on public transportation -- that unfortunately was plagued with continuous issues throughout the summer months.
New Jersey Transit riders are currently enjoying eight consecutive days of free rides. The fare holiday, from Aug. 26 through Sept. 2, which will cost NJ Transit an estimated $19 million, comes after a tumultuous summer that saw a 15% fare hike and widespread delays and cancellations.
For the last couple of weeks, Burlington County sheriff’s officers have been patrolling the streets in the towns served by NJ Transit’s River Line, from Palmyra to Bordentown. It’s part of a partnership between the municipalities, the sheriff’s office and NJ Transit police to actively protect neighborhoods near the light rail.
A project designed to reduce traffic along Route 1 in Middlesex County and make your commute a bit smoother is getting underway. The New Jersey Department of Transportation is extending the length of the highway on which drivers can use the shoulder as a travel lane, at least temporarily.
The Town Council will consider new regulations on the use and storage of e-bikes and motorized scooters as the devices become increasingly common on local roads.
A host of lawmakers want to give drivers who’ve been hit with four consecutive increases on state toll rodads a tax break.
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Commuters into New York City got pummeled by train delays and cancellations this summer, and nobody knows how to stop it from happening again. Even if they did, resuscitating the vital rail arterial into Manhattan could take years and untold amounts of money.