New Jersey Transit and Amtrak have completed an early action construction contract which includes five major elements for the Portal North Bridge Replacement Program.
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Gateway names interim executive director, chief administrative officer
Trustees of the Gateway Program Development Corp. announced Friday they have named Frank Sacr interim executive director and hired Suma Mandel as chief administrative officer.
Read More »Study: Edison drivers are using their cell phones more than anyone else
Riverside Drive and the Parkway Place exit in Edison are the worst in New Jersey as measured by drivers using handheld cell phones, according to data from Lytx.
Read More »Assemblymen ask DOT to reopen Atlantic City Rail Line
New Jersey Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato are calling on the Department of Transportation to reopen the Atlantic City Rail Line, which has been closed for five months for the installation of positive train control.
Read More »Off the rails: Gateway chairman makes case for federal funding of $20B infrastructure project
Gateway Development Corp. Chairman Jerry Zaro said in a discussion at New York University on Wednesday that the estimated $20 billion bridge and tunnel replacement project was being held hostage, calling it “a national disaster happening in slow motion.”
Read More »Princeton to host first public meeting for suspended-line NJ Transit commuters
NJ Transit will hold hearings at all stations along lines where the agency suspended or curtailed service for repairs, mainly for the installation of the positive train control emergency braking system, beginning tonight at the Dinky Station in Princeton.
Read More »Gateway gains funding in budget bill, Menendez vows to complete project
Menendez fought to secure $650 million in Amtrak Northeast Corridor funding, a portion of which will be dedicated to Gateway, and an additional $130.1 million in transit formula grants that can be used to advance the project.
Read More »NJ Transit makes good on late payments to Amtrak totaling $182M
New Jersey Transit caught up on roughly $182 million it owed to Amtrak for the use of New York Penn Station and the Northeast Corridor rail line, Gov. Phil Murphy and several senior state transportation officials announced Wednesday morning.
Read More »New England Motor Freight files for bankruptcy
Elizabeth-based New England Motor Freight voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark on Monday.
Read More »NFI acquires Seattle-based brokerage company SCR
Seattle, Wash.-based SCR will expand NFI’s non-asset intermodal services, as well as its refrigerated capabilities.
Read More »NJ lawmakers ready trans-Hudson project manager to begin accepting federal, private money
Senate Bill 3410, approved in a 5-0 vote, establishes the Gateway Development Commission, a new bi-state agency that would accept and disperse private and federal dollars to finance the massive Gateway project, which includes a $12 billion trans-Hudson tunnel and the replacement of the Portal North Bridge.
Read More »EPA to provide $2M in grants to Port Authority to reduce air pollution
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant is projected to replace up to 80 old trucks, eliminate 49.5 tons of nitrogen oxides and 16.5 tons of carbon monoxide.
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