Transportation
Transportation coverage across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania including highway reconstruction, bridge replacements, DOT capital programs, federal infrastructure funding, NJDOT/PANYNJ/NJT project delivery, Gateway Program milestones, freight mobility upgrades, and regional transportation investments shaping the regional mobility network and long‑term economic competitiveness.
Environment
Long Slip transformation turns flood risk into rail capacity at Hoboken Terminal
The Long Slip is transforming from a flood pathway into new rail capacity at Hoboken Terminal. The filled canal, elevated above the flood line, will support new tracks, ADA accessible platforms and improved rail operations at Hoboken Terminal.
Infrastructure Funding
The project America cannot afford to delay: Why the Hudson Tunnel stands as the most important infrastructure effort in the United States
The Northeast depends on a reliable rail link. The new Hudson Tunnel means resilience for the region’s economy and daily commutes.
Infrastructure Funding
Central Jersey municipalities to receive millions from state for road projects [my central jersey]
Municipalities rely upon federal and state funding to maintain their roads.
Public Policy
What is FRA contract review? …and why it’s slowing the Gateway Project
The Gateway Tunnel hit a slowdown, and it's not underground. Federal contract reviews and DBE rule changes are holding up funding. Here’s how paperwork is stalling a $16B project.
Roads & Bridges
A look at the rising momentum behind U.S. bridge infrastructure [Cranes Today]
From the Hudson River to China’s mountain gorges, modern cranes are redefining what’s possible in bridge construction. Here's a look at some of the world's most impressive new bridges.
Policy
Gateway tunnel project moves ahead despite federal funding freeze [NJ BIZ]
Work on the Gateway Tunnel continues even as federal funding uncertainty lingers. The $16B project will add nine miles of new passenger rail connecting NJ and NY through a two-tube tunnel beneath the Hudson River.
Environment
Unintended consequences: How warehouse pushback could choke roads and pollute the environment
"...forcing last mile warehouses further from the communities they serve will inevitably stretch the 'last mile' into 'many miles.' This means that a greater number of delivery vans and trucks will be required to travel significantly longer distances to reach residential neighborhoods. The compounding effects on traffic and air quality are profound"
Roads & Bridges
Is your daily commute over one of N.J.’s ‘deficient’ bridges? Here’s what you should know. [NJ.com]
Every day, NJ drivers unknowingly cross over structurally deficient bridges
Public Transit
Modern Rail Era Begins: NJ Transit Moves to Replace Aging Fleet by 2031[NJBIZ]
“With this purchase of 200 new multilevel rail cars, which brings the total of new rail cars ordered since 2018 under the Murphy administration to 374, NJ Transit is taking a major step toward ensuring consistent, dependable service,” said NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri.
Roads & Bridges
Roads Can Be Recycled Forever, Why Don’t More Cities Do It?
Did you know that asphalt is recycled? Here's how.