Federal Transit Administration

President Joe Biden is pictured in October 2021 at the Build Back Better event at the NJ Transit Meadowlands Maintenance Complex in Kearny.
Feb 7, 2024

NJ Transit receives $75M to replace Ida-damaged facility

The federal funding will help the agency relocate from Wood-Ridge, which sustained extensive damage and continues to be vulnerable to flooding during damaging weather events.

NY Waterway ferry
Nov 30, 2023

NJ receives $13M to improve ferry operations

The grants will fund two projects: one to increase the sustainability of NY Waterway's vessels and another to support construction of a new passenger facility for South Amboy's recently introduced aquatic service to Manhattan.

A Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train in Jersey City
Sep 1, 2023

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail extension suffers setback (updated)

A decision by the Federal Transit Administration to delay the planning and environmental review process could add an additional two years to the project's timeline.

A NY Waterway ferry.
Jan 24, 2023

NJ ferry services receive more than $11M in federal grants

The funding will go toward capital projects for NJ Transit/NY Waterway and Belford Ferry Terminal in Middletown.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Dec 20, 2022

NJ receives $34M for rail station accessibility improvements

The grants represent the first round of funding from the new All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), which provides support for transit agencies to upgrade elements or facilities for passenger use.