A federal grant from the Department of Transportation for $6,542,353 has been awarded toward the installation of positive train control on a New Jersey Transit line that travels from New York Penn Station and Trenton to Hackettstown, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-5th District, said Friday.

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey will add 18 new all-electric buses to its three major airports within the next six months to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants.

New Jersey Transit plans to reopen the Atlantic City Rail Line in early 2019 pending the review and approval of a submission to the Federal Railroad Administration to extend the deadline for the implementation of positive train control to Dec. 31, 2020.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation will close the ramp from Route 495 westbound to the New Jersey Turnpike on Wednesday to Thursday in both directions to repair potholes and decks.

Gateway Program Development Corp. Interim Executive Director John Porcari cited “significant progress” on the bridge and tunnel infrastructure project in a 2018 annual report letter released Thursday to trustees Steven Cohen, Tony Coscia and Jerry Zaro.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday morning reforming New Jersey Transit’s oversight and governance after the measure received unanimous approval in both chambers of the state Legislature on Monday.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority are advancing more than $1.1 billion in construction contracts for 2019.

Lawmakers are sending a much-anticipated New Jersey Transit oversight bill to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk, after both chambers of the Legislature approved the proposal.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey Transit has completed the installation of positive train control in advance of a Dec. 31 deadline.