Officials last week signed a $25 million grant agreement to fund a key early component of the Hudson Tunnel Project and broader Gateway Program The funding comes via the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Raise (RAISE) grant program. The June 2023 award covers the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project. That work is already underway in North Bergen.
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State Department of Transportation officials will install a temporary bridge on Route 15 south over the Rockaway River after the loss of all southbound lanes on a 124-year old bridge that was being replaced, detouring tens of thousands of cars onto local Jefferson Township streets for the past four days.
A couple roadways in the industrial section of Kearny will be closed for the next 12 months, state Department of Transportation officials said Thursday
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s surprising decision on Wednesday not to start tolling drivers entering Manhattan this month set off an immediate celebration among political leaders in New Jersey. But transit advocates warned that the indefinite delay of congestion pricing was no victory for the state’s beleaguered commuters.
The last 24 hours have been a blur for followers of the congestion pricing program for drivers entering Manhattan, which was “indefinitely paused” by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. Her announcement came just weeks before the planned June 30 start date, when automobiles entering Manhattan below 60th Street would face toll rates ranging from $3.75 to $15 depending on the time of day.
Motorists in some parts of the country are already enjoying gas below $3 a gallon, but New Jerseyans should not get their hopes up, analysts are warning.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul could delay the start of New York City’s congestion pricing plan to charge $15 to enter Lower Manhattan, according to published reports, but the plan still lacks the final federal approval needed to begin.
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Part of a Route 15 bridge that spans the Rockaway River in Morris County will be closed indefinitely for repairs after it was deemed unsafe for motorists, officials said Tuesday.
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Drivers using three Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridges will say goodbye forever to the process of handing toll collectors paper money and coins in two weeks.
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The new contract, which will go into effect on July 1, the day after the current agreement expires, was ratified with 80% of votes in favor for the unit representing 180 car inspectors, car mechanics and coach cleaners.