The second part of his bill would require Amtrak to begin spending the $66 million that was allocated to the agency through the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Many of the problems have been attributed to Amtrak’s old infrastructure and rails that NJ TRANSIT trains travel on. NJ TRANSIT pays Amtrak $100 million a year for use of those rails.
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As the Port of New York and New Jersey continues to handle a record breaking number of cargo containers in the first half of 2024, it took the first steps toward starting a $197.6 million project to put facilities back in service that have been dormant for 23 years.
NJ TRANSIT has agreed to become the “Agency of Record” for the $2 billion, two-decade old effort to build a light-rail line from Glassboro to Camden.
Riders on NJ TRANSIT’s River Line light rail system will get some relief from canceled trains after the agency announced it will adding supplemental bus service and introduce a new schedule starting Monday.
Officials in Jersey City marked the launch Aug. 9 of Citymapper JC, a free app that integrates and streamlines all public city transportation services in one location.
The clock is ticking for domestic air travelers. There is a May 7, 2025, deadline for Transportation Security Administration officers to require domestic air travelers to present identification that meets the federal Real ID act security standards.
On Monday, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) met with Gateway Development Commission officials and toured project sites throughout New Jersey’s 8th District in Weehawken and North Bergen.
The future of one idea to improve New York Penn Station’s hellish rush hour overcrowding will have to wait until the future, said experts at a forum held at NYU Monday. The concept, called “through running,” has been proposed by two advocacy groups. But it got a thumbs down for the present time, said a consultant who studied the idea for Amtrak and the Long Island RailRoad, and NJ TRANSIT.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is open to discussing changes to the hours of use, but not until after the south portion of the shared-use path is completed, which is estimated to be in 2026. A full bridge restoration is expected to be completed in 2030.
Although the body of the new 25th Street pedestrian bridge has been installed, ramps and other elements are still not yet in place. “We hope to have the bridge open by the end of the year,” said Tom Cotter, Superintendent of the Bayonne Department of Public Works.
