New Jersey officials are gearing up for major transportation demand during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The Federal Transit Administration will provide $100.3 million in funding to support public transit systems in host cities for this summer’s World Cup soccer tournament, the agency announced Tuesday (March 3).
Governor Mikie Sherrill’s revised plan for the Newark Bay Bridge earned rare, bipartisan praise this week from two of North Jersey’s most prominent mayors — Ras Baraka of Newark and James Solomon of Jersey City — who called the decision a “community-led victory” for residents long opposed to the previous expansion proposal.
In February 2026, Amtrak began the process of transferring rail operations from the existing bridge to the new structure. This procedure, referred to as a ‘cutover,’ involves shifting one of the two tracks currently in use onto the new alignment.
Amtrak has scheduled urgent repairs on the tracks in New York Penn Station that will align with the final 10 days of the "Portal Cutover," NorthJersey.com has exclusively learned.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority may follow the lead of toll roads in other states which began switching to stickers equipped with digital chips.
NJ Transit confirmed this week that they're trying out a bus sign pilot program in Hudson and Monmouth counties.
March 2 marks the halfway point for the four-week Portal Bridge cutover project to replace the century-old train bridge over the Hackensack River.
The Jersey City Municipal Council has approved the first step in a plan to make part of Franklin Street one-way and add a protected bike lane.
The Town of Phillipsburg is moving forward with plans to install a crosswalk on Memorial Parkway as part of the Roseberry Street Pedestrian Safety Project, a proposal that has been in development for several years.