Is that a hint of lavender in the stairwell at Newark Penn Station? Indeed — it’s the new scented cleaning products being used to scrub down practically every surface in the station, from bathrooms to railings to doors.
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A “significant void” sits just below the pavement of a New Jersey highway that’s been beset by random sinkholes over the last few months — and state officials say it may take a while to repair. The New Jersey Department of Transportation has closed Interstate 80’s eastbound lanes in the Morris County town of Wharton twice in the last three months after reports that the ground was falling away.
A pair of NJ TRANSIT’s Arrow III electric multiple-unit are now wearing the logos of Penn Central and the New Jersey Department of Transportation as part of the agency’s heritage fleet. The new look reflects the design worn by the original Arrow I coaches upon their delivery in the 1960s.
The "New Urbanism" approach to architecture is making inroads into Morristown, where three construction projects will reflect a trend toward designing communities for the people who live and work there rather than the vehicles crossing its borders.
People diagnosed with autism, hearing or other impairments can now have their condition noted on their driver’s license to help avoid misunderstandings with police during traffic stops and other encounters.
As part of the Murphy Administration’s efforts to expand and improve the public’s access to safe, inclusive outdoor recreation and active transportation opportunities throughout the state, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Department of Transportation have launched an online Trail Users Survey.
TheOne Seat Ride Act, directs the Secretary of Transportation to analyze the obstacles to implementing single-seat trips on certain commuter passenger rail services during peak hours, including one-seat-rides to Manhattan on New Jersey’s Raritan Valley line.
PATH welcomed commuters back to a brighter and better Hoboken station Tuesday, getting free rides, free coffee and a much-improved facility after a marathon 25 day rehab project.
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Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday unveiled his final state budget proposal, calling for New Jersey’s government to spend a record $58.1 billion, including preserving property-tax relief and continuing full public-worker pensions payments but also seeking $1.2 billion in fees and taxes on items such as alcohol, cigarettes, luxury homes, and internet gambling.
Morris County’s infrastructure and transportation priorities were the focus of a panel discussion this week featuring county Commissioner Deputy Director Stephen Shaw and Assemblyman Christian Barranco at a Government Affairs Forum hosted by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce at Tilcon’s corporate office in Parsippany.