In The News Newsroom > In The News > Transportation News Print Transportation News Latest Headlines The top transportation news stories, updated daily and kept on this page for one week. Amtrak, NJ Transit will cooperate to address train woes, Murphy pledges NJ Spotlight, 06/27/24 Clifton officials, residents not fans of Passaic County's safety fix for Allwood Road NorthJersey.com, 6/28/2024 - NJTPA MENTION Are NJ Transit fares going up? Here's what you need to know NorthJersey.com, 6/27/2024 Lawmakers advance new business surtax aimed at funding NJ Transit New Jersey Monitor, 6/27/2024 Port Authority needs $1B loan to replace NYC bus terminal, N.J. congressman says NJ.com, 6/26/2024 (PAYWALL) This N.J. town just got millions for its new ferry terminal to N.Y.C. NJ.com, 6/26/2024 (PAYWALL) Perth Amboy Breaks Ground on Downtown Pocket Park TAP Into Raritan Bay, 6/26/2024 — NJTPA MENTION N.J. House delegation demands federal investigation into repeated Amtrak issues New Jersey Globe, 6/25/2024 Glimmer Glass Bridge reopens after cracks repaired; replacement could cost $30M Asbury Park Press, 6/25/2024 - NJTPA Mention Regional Roundup A roundup of transportation news from daily, weekly and online outlets. NJ Transit's Sussex County expansion is on track with upgrade to century-old tunnel New Jersey Herald, 6/21/2024 - Work to install a liner inside the Roseville Tunnel is nearly complete, but active commuter rail service to southern Sussex County is still about two years away. Renewed suspensions, delays, and finger-pointing cap rocky week for transit New Jersey Monitor, 6/21/2024 - Trains on the country’s busiest commuter rail line stopped running Friday for the third time this week amid scorching heat and persistent technical problems, spawning a new round of finger-pointing. Here’s how cheap gas will be at the pump in N.J. by July 4 NJ.com, 6/21/2024 - Jersey drivers have been enjoying a different kind of holiday in the past month, a holiday from increasing gas prices as the cost of gasoline has slid since Memorial Day. Should NJ mandate automakers sell only EVs and plug-in hybrids? Asbury Park Press, 6/20/2024 - A group of politicians and refinery workers are pushing back on state and federal policies aimed at expanding the sales of electric vehicles, policies that would also limit sales of higher emission gas-powered vehicles. NJ Transit reopens Elizabeth station after $74M renovation and expansion NorthJersey.com, 6/19/2024 - The station fully reopened Tuesday and is the centerpiece of a city trying to enhance its downtown with new development. Unique touches of the city can be seen throughout the renovated building interior and along the fencing, including the iconic arches that support the tracks and a nearby church that dates to the 17th century. Heavier trucks could be coming to N.J. Will roads and bridges be able to support them? NJ.com, 6/19/2024 (PAYWALL) - Heavier trucks could start using the nation’s highways and bridges if a bill to increase tractor trailer weights from 40 to 45 tons passes Congress. This Jersey Shore county is about to take over its airport NJ.com, 6/19/2024 (PAYWALL) - Cape May County is poised to regain control over its airport after notifying a leading transportation agency managing the property that it will not renew a 30-year-old between the two. Another summer of hell for riders? NJ Transit, Amtrak repair aging system NorthJersey.com, 6/19/2024 - Michelle D. was one of the thousands of NJ Transit commuters who had an hours-long, hellish journey home recently after wires fell on the tracks a few miles from New York Penn Station, halting trains along the nation's busiest stretch of rail at the worst possible time — 5:05 p.m. Can the extreme heat impact your commuter train? You bet. NJ.com, 6/18/2024 (PAYWALL) - What weather forecasters called a dangerous heat wave has settled into the state, and it’s going to make life tough for residents — and for the trains that get them to and from work. Transit property pitch kicks off budget’s final weeks NJSpotlight.com, 6/17/2024 - A last-minute budget proposal from Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration calls for spending $100 million to create mixed-use, transit-oriented developments on properties currently owned by New Jersey Transit. Feds want a decision in N.J. lawsuit to block $15 congestion pricing fee to enter Lower Manhattan NJ.com, 6/17/2024 (PAYWALL) - With the June 30 start of New York’s congestion pricing plan on hold, federal officials told a judge that a ruling is still needed in New Jersey’s lawsuit to block the proposal to charge $15 to drive into lower Manhattan. Fairview Traffic Light Hearing June 25 MyVeronaNJ.com, 6/17/2024 NJTPA MENTION - In November 2020 Essex County said that it was getting $26.4 million in federal grants from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to make safety improvements at 39 intersections throughout the county. Passaic envisions extensive bike path system. Here's what it could include NorthJersey.com, 6/17/2024 NJTPA MENTION - The county received $300,000 from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and with a 25% match, the county had $375,000 to begin planning for the pathways. It has completed some projects like the old New York and Greenwood Lake rail bed and portions of the Morris Canal. News Archive Get the weekly Regional Roundup of news sent to you by subscribing to the NJTPA E-list. Issues & Insights A list of links to recent articles, reports and announcements relating to transportation policy, legislation and research. Pedestrian deaths have fallen for the first time since the pandemic NPR, June 26, 2024 - After hitting a 40-year high in 2022, pedestrian deaths decreased in 2023, according to a report published Wednesday by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The report shows a 5.4% fall in the annual number of pedestrian deaths, the first decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic began. China Is Testing More Driverless Cars Than Any Other Country The New York Times, June 13, 2024 - The world’s largest experiment in driverless cars is underway on the busy streets of Wuhan, a city in central China with 11 million people, 4.5 million cars, eight-lane expressways and towering bridges over the muddy waters of the Yangtze River. A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in them for backup, buzz around. Amtrak on track to break passenger records in 2024 Reuters, 6/12/2024 - Amtrak expects ridership to top pre-COVID 2019 levels this year for the first time and reach a record high even though it has less capacity. Ridership was 20% higher in the first seven months of Amtrak's budget year that began Oct. 1, and ticket revenue was up 10% versus the same period in 2023. Colorado’s Bold New Approach to Highways — Not Building Them The New York Times, May 31, 2024 - When I-25 was constructed through Denver, highway engineers moved a river. It was the 1950s and nothing was going to get in the way of building a national highway system. Colorado’s governor and other dignitaries, including the chief engineer of the state highway department, acknowledged the moment by posing for a photo standing on bulldozer tracks, next to the trench that would become I-25. When driving on the wrong side of the road is the right way to speed up traffic NPR, May 28, 2024 - Left turns are a big problem everywhere. They have a lot of what traffic engineers call "conflict points," with pedestrians as well as other cars. The diverging diamond design eliminates some of those conflicts, lowering the risk of side impact or T-bone crashes, which tend to be especially deadly. Read More...