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Part of a Route 15 bridge that spans the Rockaway River in Morris County will be closed indefinitely for repairs after it was deemed unsafe for motorists, officials said Tuesday.
Drivers using three Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridges will say goodbye forever to the process of handing toll collectors paper money and coins in two weeks.
The new contract, which will go into effect on July 1, the day after the current agreement expires, was ratified with 80% of votes in favor for the unit representing 180 car inspectors, car mechanics and coach cleaners.
Everything that anyone needs to get in and out of Hoboken sits at the southeastern corner of the city at the ever-churning, historic terminal that is kind of falling apart.
Two of the Gateway Development Commission's founding officials are leaving the three-year-old bistate agency overseeing the $16 billion program to build a new two-track rail tunnel and repair an old one beneath the Hudson River.
When drivers make that wonderful final payment on a car loan, that milestone is celebrated when they get the title in the mail. But it’s not always a seamless process and a glitch can mean problems and multiple visits to a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission center to straighten it out.
The Trucking Association of New York filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which developed the toll scheme, arguing the higher fees unfairly and unconstitutionally target the trucking industry. The trucking association’s lawsuit is among at least eight seeking to block the congestion fee plan, which is slated to launch June 30.
Potholes are again getting attention at the New Jersey statehouse. Potholes are enough of an issue in the state to warrant an online pothole damage claim form. The Senate voted unanimously to advance a bill that is intended to address concerns about pothole damage to roads and bridges throughout the Garden State.
Despite the bad weather that put an early end to Memorial Day beach trips and sparked an early exodus from the Jersey Shore Monday, state Department of Transportation bridge crews kept working. The diligent crews working on the Route 71 drawbridge between Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea over the holiday weekend completed repairs, meaning the elderly span moves to testing, which will determine when it goes back in service.
It is cold, rainy and the bus is nowhere to be found. Minutes turn to hours, the schedule says one thing and your phone another. This is an all too common reality for people who ride Access Link. Access Link, NJ Transit’s paratransit service, was designed for those who are unable to use traditional public transportation. Access Link is supposed to offer convenient transportation that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regardless of the person’s disability.
