In his final State of the State address, Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said fixing NJ Transit will need more time.
“Fixing NJ Transit has yet to kill me. But, it is an undertaking that will outlast my time as governor,” Murphy said in his prepared remarks.
“As our state’s commuters will be quick to tell you: the agency is not perfect. But it is also lightyears ahead of where it was,” the governor added. “From improving reliability to replacing every single outdated bus and rail car in NJ Transit’s fleet by 2031, we have set in motion a renaissance for the nation’s third-largest public transit system. “
Murphy’s successor, Mikie Sherrill, who assumes office next week, has said she will keep Kris Kolluri at the helm of NJ Transit. She also tapped him to run the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
“So, it is no longer a question of ‘if’ we will fix NJ Transit — it is simply a matter of when these improvements will all come online,” Murphy said. “And, on NJ Transit, along with every aspect of our state, the fact is: I have never been more optimistic about New Jersey’s future than I am today.”
Editor’s Note: Capitalization has been changed from the ropepared remarks to match Railfanning.org’s style.
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