An $8.5 million grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) will help pave the way for significant safety improvements to the Garfield Avenue corridor.
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In the several weeks that he’s been on the job leading the Gateway Development Commission — which oversees a $16 billion new rail tunnel project between North Jersey and Manhattan — Thomas Prendergast has met with the agency’s 40 staff members and the groups of consultants providing project management and engineering.
The third and final span for the Portal North Bridge has arrived, marking a significant step forward in one of the nation’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects. NJ TRANSIT President Kris Kolluri, speaking at a sold-out, standing-room-only event in Edison, hosted by the New Jersey Alliance for Action, confirmed to the crowd that the final span will be set in place soon.
South Jersey needs the long-awaited Glassboro-Camden train line to help grow the region's economy and build out an "eds and meds" corridor that connects schools like Rowan University, Rutgers University-Camden, and hospitals to the surrounding communities, NJ Transit's top official said Wednesday. And despite opposition, he signaled it's likely happening.
NJ Transit will reduce its budget by 5% in line with Gov. Phil Murphy’s request for state agencies to cut spending amid a budget crunch, but it will not slash services, the agency’s new CEO says. Kris Kolluri, who took the helm of the transit agency on Jan. 16, said NJ Transit has already cut its spending by the amount Murphy is seeking. The agency operates on a $3 billion budget.
President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday moved to rescind federal approvals for New York’s congestion pricing program, possibly dooming the steep tolls motorists pay to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.
Riders told researchers that they wanted more transit stops for both bus and train lines with greater frequency.
Transit officials said the drastic decision to completely shut down the transit hub for several weeks would allow them to complete a year’s worth of construction in just 25 days.
The transition to zero-emission technology on the bus side is well documented, yet significant challenges remain for passenger rail agencies to make a similar net-zero transition.
State Transportation Department officials delivered more bad news: I-80 will be shut down for several more weeks after test crews found another underground space under the highway.
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