Though Amtrak owns the rails, NJ Transit owns the cars that run on the network, the agency is working to make sure train cars are being repaired and replaced as quickly as possible. The agency will receive its first shipment of new multi-level cars during the first quarter of 2026.
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The Pompton Valley Rail Trail was pitched in part as a tool for lessening roadway congestion in a densely populated region. From River Road in Pequannock, just north of Route 23, it goes under the highway and extends to near NJ Transit’s Mountain View station in Wayne.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has decided to part ways with Tesla, ordering 64 Superchargers to be removed from the super highway connecting northern and southern New Jersey.
Decades of planning, three years of construction and a $32 million grant laid the groundwork for the Pompton Valley Rail Trail, a 5.1-mile multi-use pedestrian and bicycle path running from Pequannock to Wayne.
Route 80 in Morris County is still on pace to fully reopen June 25 — weather permitting — according to the state Department of Transportation.
With summer vacation near, a runway at Newark Liberty International Airport is set to reopen today. The announcement is 13 days ahead of schedule. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is scheduled to hold a news conference this afternoon to speak about the progress. There was pressure to get the runway completed as quickly as possible because of all the recent issues causing delays and cancellations at the airport.
After decades of failed proposals and planning, the Port Authority finally broke ground May 29 on a new, $10 billion Midtown Bus Terminal
New Jersey is coming off its deadliest year for pedestrians since 1986 and the third-highest number of cyclists killed in a quarter century, according to State Police statistics. So it came as a surprise to some transportation advocates when the Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his 2026 fiscal year budget proposing to cut local transportation project funding by more than half.
As the Memorial Day weekend approached, Harvey Cedars hosted a Street Smart NJ kickoff rally May 22 at the High Point Firehouse. Street Smart NJ is a public awareness and behavioral change campaign aimed at reducing pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes. It complements other state and local efforts to build safer streets and sidewalks, enforce laws and train better road users.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy vowed Wednesday that improvements should significantly ease delays and safety concerns at troubled Newark Liberty Airport by the Fourth of July holiday.