The Interborough Express, a passenger rail line that would connect New York City’s most populous boroughs, Brooklyn and Queens, without entering Manhattan, could finally become a reality. This tree-lined path, seen from Borough Park in Brooklyn, would be its future home.
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As summer temperatures soar across New Jersey, people who use wheelchairs and others with disabilities face mounting health risks, made worse by poverty, isolation and a patchwork of inaccessible cooling options.
The Garden State’s infrastructure is under fire again. This time, its bridge infrastructure is showing some severe signs of wear and tear. Thousands of structures have been flagged for repair in a recent report by the American Road and Transportation Builder's Association (ARTBA).
Assemblywoman Aura Dunn met with New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Francis K. O’Connor to discuss roadway safety and long-term infrastructure planning following the completion of emergency repairs on Route 80 in Wharton, where multiple sinkholes disrupted traffic and local business earlier this year.
An economic analysis of the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension Improvements Program released July 24 found that the program’s first project will generate $2.8 billion in economic activity and create more than 25,000 jobs, many offering prevailing wage and benefits, totaling $2 billion in earned income.
The Hunterdon County Board of County Commissioners this month marked the 40th anniversary of the Hunterdon County LINK Transportation System, recognizing its four decades of service as a vital community lifeline.
NJ TRANSIT seeks design proposals for new facility
NJ TRANSIT, the largest statewide public transportation system in the United States, recently released a request for design-build teams for the final design, construction, and commissioning of the Northern Rail Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Facility.
Drivers have been besieged in the past by official-looking text messages claiming they have unpaid tolls and they better pay up, which toll road operators have said are false.
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A bill to allow mobile driver’s licenses in New Jersey was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy last week. The new law, first introduced in January 2024, will make it possible for state residents to get mobile driver's licenses or identification cards that they can access on smartphones or other electronic devices.
Of the 12 men appointed to an advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier this month, at least four have New Jersey ties.