Gateway Development Corp. Chairman Jerry Zaro on Wednesday thanked federal representatives for sponsoring the Transportation Funding Fairness Act. The nonprofit is currently planning an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion infrastructure project that features the replacement of the 108-year-old Portal Bridge, construction of a new two-track Hudson River rail tunnel from New Jersey to ...

The state’s top transportation officials and Gov. Phil Murphy are making the case for the $2.1 billion reconstruction of the AirTrain, a three mile monorail loop opened in 1996 that connects the three terminals of Newark Liberty International Airport. Murphy, at the AirTrain Station in Newark Tuesday afternoon, against the backdrop of Newark Airport and ...

Gateway Program Development Corp. Chairman Jerry Zaro issued a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao calling for immediate completion of the environmental review and issuance of a record of decision to allow the Hudson Tunnel Project to go forward under President Donald Trump’s One Federal Decision policy. The federal government shutdown has ...

As the partial federal government shutdown stretched into its fourth week, Amtrak officials did whatever they could to advance scheduled infrastructure projects. Big-ticket improvements and repairs are largely on hold while an impasse between Congress and the White House over funding for a wall on the southern U.S. border keeps several federal agencies, including the ...

The nonprofit overseeing construction of the $12 billion trans-Hudson River tunnel pitched the funding of the project to hundreds of New Jersey bankers Friday morning at the New Jersey Bankers Association Economic Leadership Forum. Jerry Zaro, chairman of the Gateway Development Corp., floated what he said could be a blend of federal, state and private ...

Gov. Phil Murphy met Thursday with New Jersey Transit employees who are training to become train conductors, locomotive engineers and bus operators at the Ferry Street training facility in Newark. “Replenishing NJ Transit’s workforce is a critical component of improving the customer experience for the nearly one million New Jerseyans who rely on NJ Transit every ...

New Jersey Transit trustees approved the purchase at a Wednesday meeting of 85 articulated buses for $65.8 million from New Flyer America. These buses feature low flooring, wheelchair ramps, USB ports, video security systems, improved intercom systems, and LED lighting. They will be delivered to NJ Transit in late 2019 and 2020. New Jersey Transit ...

Although New Jersey Transit fully installed the positive train control emergency braking system on all its trains, it’s still not certain when service will resume on the Atlantic City Line, Gov. Phil Murphy said at an unrelated press event Wednesday afternoon. “The testing associated with [PTC] has had a longer tail than I was anticipating,” ...

Kushner Real Estate Group and rides-haring company Lyft have announced terms to become official ride-sharing partners at 485 Marin Blvd., in Jersey City, KRE’s newest luxury rental development. Lyft will provide tenants with special perks, including designated pick-up zones and discounted rides, making 485 Marin the first residential building in Jersey City to offer these services. ...

This week New Jersey Transit announced a new retail lease agreement in Newark Penn Station. The 10-year agreement is anticipated to generate more than $2.1 million in non-farebox rent revenue over the span of the lease term. The tenant, Top Shelf Wine and Liquor, is located in the main concourse of Newark Penn Station between ...