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An oft-shuttered bridge that connects two Jersey Shore towns in Monmouth County could be closed for several weeks for repair work, county officials announced Friday.
Under the proposal, whose details are still being negotiated, the state Economic Development Authority would be required to remit a portion of its proceeds back to NJ Transit if the sale or lease of a transit property exceeds the authority’s purchasing costs.
The NJTPA, in partnership with the Canal Society and the Morris Canal Working Group have presented a plan for a continuous trail that closely follows the historic canal route. The greenway would begin in Phillipsburg, end in Jersey City and in between run through Morris, Sussex, Warren, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties.
During his budget address in February, Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a new corporate transit fee to serve as a “dedicated funding stream for NJ Transit” but now, just weeks away from the budget deadline, the fate of the fee and what it will fund is less clear.
The Murphy Administration unveiled a legislative proposal that would direct the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to purchase up to $100 million in property from NJ TRANSIT to help expand commuter hubs across the state and meet a variety of critical needs.
Workers will begin installing suicide prevention fencing Thursday morning on the western, vehicle-only side of the Bayonne Bridge after the Port Authority agreed to take the step in response to community requests.
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Construction is set to start later this month on "resist structures," which would act as low walls on city streets to resist flooding. Residents can find out more about the plans at a meeting Tuesday involving the City of Hoboken and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Howell-based George Harms Construction Co. was awarded nearly $7.95 million for in-water construction work, while Old Bridge-based Black Rock Enterprises was awarded more than $6.4 million for uplands construction. Construction is expected to begin in July and be completed by spring 2025.
A bill (A-1677) advanced out of the Assembly Education Committee last week would extend terms for lease and purchase contracts for electric school buses to last the service life of the bus. The New Jersey School Boards Association would also help local districts obtain electric school buses by working as a government aggregator.
