As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide approximately 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses, including 11 in New Jersey that will share in $12.4 million.
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New Jersey Turnpike officials made their case Tuesday night for building a new $6.2 billion Newark Bay Bridge and approach structures between Newark and Bayonne, and pushed back against some of the arguments made by opponents of the project.
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On Thursday, the Board of Commissioners of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized the Port Authority to take full ownership of the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island.
Zeem Solutions announced a large-scale electric truck depot development near Port Newark, New Jersey. Phase I of its construction operations are planned for Q4 of 2025. Zeem says the site will serve regional fleet operators with electric trucks, overnight parking and charging for 200 trucks, and additional charging for up to 300 electric trucks during the day.
With millions of people expected to visit the Jersey Shore this summer, police departments across Long Beach Island are participating in Street Smart NJ to raise awareness about pedestrian safety.
As cargo ships get bigger to accommodate goods that will eventually be delivered to consumer’s doorsteps, $51 million is being plowed into projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make the Port of New York and New Jersey ready for next generation of big vessels.
I read your article about NJ Transit’s huge financial problems and the hiring consultants to study how to create a “comprehensive transit system." As a New Jersey licensed urban planner who studied transportation (and former HUD Assistant Secretary), the underlying problems are obvious to me.
The second public forum about a controversial New Jersey Turnpike widening project will be held in Bayonne on Tuesday evening.
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As the warehousing industry in Philadelphia expanded and development boomed, so, too, did warehouse employment. The most plentiful jobs, at the entry level, are often physically demanding.
City residents and their local representatives have been fighting since at least 2018 to get accessibility improvements and repair work done at the two NJ Transit stations that serve the city of about 70,000.