Newark. It sounds almost like a contraction of "New York." And in some ways, it is. It's got skyscrapers, but small ones — 35 stories, as opposed to the Freedom Tower's 104. It's got crowds, but modest ones — 324,000, as opposed to Manhattan's 1.66 million. And it's even got a subway. A little one.
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Bergen County, in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), is inviting residents to participate in an online Public Information Center (PIC) Meeting on the proposed replacement of the Oradell Avenue Bridge over the Hackensack River.
A vital bridge used by Amtrak, NJ Transit and PATH commuters is headed for a $242 million overhaul this year that will eliminate a chronic problem for riders when the lift bridge won’t properly close.
A six-month bridge replacement project on Three Rivers Drive in Jefferson Township is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 3, requiring a full closure of the roadway to through traffic.
Even though the past two months or so were heated for NJ Transit and Amtrak, the two agencies have resolved funding agreements that had been stalled for several years so that two key rail bridge projects and a new substation project can advance.
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Commuters and air passengers are facing severe New York tri-state area flood watch travel disruptions as heavy rain saturates the Northeast corridor. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect from 8:00 a.m.
Severe thunderstorms with significant rainfall are flooding roadways around North Jersey on Tuesday, July 28. There have been reports of lightning strikes in the region and power outages were increasing with over 11,000 customers statewide without power.
Three Rivers Drive in Jefferson Township will close to through traffic Monday, Aug. 3, after the morning rush hour as work begins to replace the Three Rivers Drive Bridge over Weldon Brook.
Fresh off the success of a campaign that won more frequent service on all PATH rail lines, Hudson County Complete Streets is turning its attention to improving NJ Transit’s light rail service.
For more than 15 years, North Brunswick has had a peculiar distinction: it sits directly on one of the busiest passenger rail lines in the country, and yet its residents have never been able to catch a train there.
