Construction work on a major redesign of one of Hudson County’s most dangerous roads is set to begin this week.
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation is accepting applications for federally funded grants aimed at making it safer for students to walk and bike to school.
NJ Transit and other commuter railroads are facing a multi-million dollar jump in the cost of liability insurance being driven by inflation rather than their safety record.
New LED lighting is planned for intersections along the Route 206 corridor in Chester Township as part of an effort to improve nighttime visibility and roadway safety, according to Mayor Tim Drag.
Law enforcement agencies will step up efforts to deter impaired driving ahead of Labor Day as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.
A major traffic shift is coming to Adams Lane as construction begins on an $11 million bridge replacement project that will keep part of the roadway closed for more than two years. Beginning at 6 p.m. Aug. 21, eastbound Adams Lane (County Route 608) will be closed and detoured between Route 1 and Route 130 as crews start work on replacing the bridge over Amtrak tracks, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Industry experts on Aug. 19 shared thoughts, ideas and possibilities on ways to use real-time data to modernize the way NJ Transit communicates system status and customer information. The Industry Day also gave these experts a chance to express interest in the agency’s recent Request for Information (RFI). RFI responses and other market research will help shape the procurement process, which is expected to follow shortly.
One of the busiest and most critical rail crossings in the United States is about to undergo a major transformation as Amtrak prepares to begin a critical $242-million rehabilitation of the nearly century-old Dock Bridge spanning the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, N.J.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation is accepting applications for $25 million in Fiscal Year 2027 grants aimed at improving the state’s freight rail system and supporting economic activity. Applications for NJDOT’s Rail Freight Assistance Program are being accepted through Oct. 9, 2026.
Amtrak has reopened Line 2 of the East River Tunnel in New York, completing the first phase of a 1.6 billion USD rehabilitation project. This work aims to improve the safety and reliability of one of the busiest rail tunnels serving the Northeast Corridor.