NJ TRANSIT is back on track — literally. Trains are up and running and have resumed their normal schedules following the first rail strike in decades in New Jersey.
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NJ TRANSIT officials have extended the expiration dates on monthly passes and tickets for passengers whose rail tickets expired during a locomotive engineers strike that was settled Sunday night.
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The NJ Transit strike is over after the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) approved a deal Sunday, but train service will not immediately resume. The engineers strike has halted trains across New Jersey for four days. The deal comes as relief to hundreds of thousands of riders who rely on the system that brings commuters to New York City and Philadelphia.
The North Jersey transportation news isn't all horrible. As rail commuters cope with an NJ Transit strike that began at midnight and Newark Airport endures delays and measles scares, motorists may get some long-awaited relief next week on Route 80.
NJ Transit locomotive engineers walked off the job just after midnight Friday, as a work stoppage brought to a halt a service used by 350,000 commuters.
NJ TRANSIT officials approved a plan to purchase $2.733 billion in new rail cars and locomotives that would effectively retire the agency's entire older, breakdown prone rail fleet, by 2031.
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority board approved an additional $500,000 in funding May 14 for the Route 80 Business Assistance Grant Program. The now-$5.5 million program was established in the wake of the Interstate 80 sinkholes that have roiled the surrounding area in Morris County – especially nearby small businesses – as repairs continue.
Whether you take NJ Transit to work or not, there's a pretty good chance your commute is going to get disrupted by a stike of locomotive engineers that could happen as soon as this Friday, May 16.
Guests within city limits can book a ride to eight destinations, including the Prudential Center, Rutgers Newark and Newark-Penn Station. They’ll be picked up in a “Via Newark” vehicle. Officials are marketing it as a free way to get around the most popular parts of the city on weekends.
Two eastbound lanes on Interstate 80 remained closed on Monday morning as crews worked to repair a hole in the roadway caused by “a collapsed sewer basin,” authorities said.