Transportation

Route 17 was built for a different Hudson Valley. Decades of population growth, commercial development and expanding tourism have placed new demands on the highway. New York is advancing a $1.3 billion-plus modernization program to keep traffic moving.

A year after abandoned mine collapses caused multiple sinkholes and months of disruption along I-80 in Wharton, New Jersey is looking beyond emergency repairs. New proposals would establish permanent abandoned-mine reclamation programs to identify dangerous underground voids, prioritize risks to roads and utilities, and stabilize problem areas before another collapse occurs. We look back at the I-80 emergency — and what New Jersey is doing to address the problem beneath its infrastructure.

Within just a few dozen miles, millions of passengers move through the state's airports every year, connecting the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan region...

A consequential week across transportation, energy markets, land‑use policy, and regional development. Here is your curated weekly summary of the stories shaping New Jersey and the broader grid transition.

How did NJ handle the June/July heatwave?

A new design for the proposed Long Island Sound Link aims to protect waterfront neighborhoods while preserving the vision of a direct Connecticut–Long Island connection. Supporters say mile-long tunnels near both shorelines would reduce community impacts while improving regional mobility and connectivity.

A new NY Penn Station is coming! A new NY Penn Station is coming

We’re all holding our breath, hoping that nothing goes wrong. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Two years ago today, the Gateway Development Commission secured the full funding needed to advance the Hudson Tunnel Project—one of the largest infrastructure investments in U.S. history. Since then, construction has continued across multiple Gateway Program projects, moving New Jersey and New York closer to a modern, more reliable rail connection beneath the Hudson River.

For decades, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) carried a reputation as one of the most frustrating and outdated major airports in the United States. That reputation is rapidly changing thanks to the award-winning Terminal A and explores the next phase of modernization planned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. This video breaks down the engineering, logistics and economic challenges involved in delivering a world-class terminal in one of the busiest and most constrained airspaces in the world.