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NJDOT

Highway traffic
Aug 25, 2025

NJ launches statewide advanced traffic management system

Powered by Parsons’ Intelligent NETworks smart mobility solution, the initiative aims to "significantly enhance transportation operations across New Jersey,” said Mark Fialkowski, president of infrastructure North America at the company.

The Boardwalk at Avon-by-the-Sea
Aug 8, 2025

Route 71 Drawbridge reopens between Belmar and Avon

The crossing is again allowing vehicles to pass after interim repairs, with permanent work set to begin after the summer tourism season ends.

Road repair
Jun 27, 2025

OPINION | When roads buckle and the law shrugs: A case for accountability on I-287

Michael Epstein, managing partner of Epstein Law Firm PA, says New Jerseyans have a right to ask who's responsible when highways quite literally break under pressure.

Interstate 80 sinkholes
Jun 20, 2025

I-80 fully reopens June 21 after sinkhole repairs

The area near Exit 34 in Morris County will open again to drivers following months of work and restoring full traffic flow four days ahead of schedule.

Since December 2024, three craters have opened on a section of Interstate 80 in Wharton, stemming from old mining shafts under the highway.
Apr 25, 2025

I-80 sinkhole repairs delay westbound reopening

As the work continues near Exit 34 in Morris County, NJDOT says a portion of the project will not wrap up by May 4 as initially expected.

On Sept. 6, 2023, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey had been granted approval from the Federal Highway Administration to use federal funding for critical transit infrastructure projects at the Long Branch Train Station.
Sep 7, 2023

New Jersey lands another $425M for transportation projects

The redistributed spending authority marks the highest amount the state has ever received. Here's how it'll use it.

walking to school
May 31, 2022

NJDOT awards record amount in Safe Routes to School grants

The federally funded program was created to encourage children to walk and bike to school while increasing pedestrian safety; projects are also designed with an eye toward reducing area traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution.

Young mother and kids on a walk during coronavirus epidemic. Family wearing medical masks. People in safety face mask to protect coronavirus. Children and mom at city street. Lifestyle 2020.
Feb 16, 2022

NJ awards $8.6M for downtown pedestrian safety projects

The funds from the Safe Streets to Transit Program allow municipalities to pursue initiatives to “improve the overall safety and accessibility for mass transit riders walking to transit facilities."