The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a $3.2 million project to install security cameras, architectural lighting and other upgrades on the Lumberville-Raven Rock Toll-Supported Pedestrian Bridge connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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A New Jersey police department is getting creative when it comes to cracking down on distracted drivers.
The work to connect, test and put track two in service is likely to result in similar commuting changes that riders saw in mid-February when NJ Transit sent all Mid-Town direct trains to Hoboken and relied on PATH and NY Waterway ferries to honor NJ Transit tickets to and from New York.
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.
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.