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The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for high-quality statehouse and statewide news across the United States. The focus of our work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues.
Commuter Rail

NJ Transit Proceeding With $595 Million Project to Replace Raritan River Bridge

December 28, 2021 The Center Square

NJ Transit is moving forward with a $595 million project to replace the moveable, swing-span Raritan River Bridge between Perth Amboy and South Amboy.

Miscellaneous

New Jersey to Update its State Freight Rail Plan in 2022

December 24, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey officials will update the State Freight Plan (SFP) over the next year, a move that could help the state access millions in federal dollars.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.
Commuter Rail

Bill Would Increase Penalty for Assaulting Transit Employees in New Jersey

December 13, 2021 The Center Square

The New Jersey Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities has advanced legislation to increase the penalty for anyone who assaults a bus operator or passenger railroad employee in the state.

Commuter Rail

Cost of Caltrain Electrification Project Increases to $2.44 Billion

December 11, 2021 The Center Square

A Caltrain project that would electrify a corridor of stations in the Bay Area is coming in $462 million over initial estimates, increasing the project’s price to $2.44 billion, Caltrain announced this week.

Commuter Rail

Massachusetts Should ‘Rethink’ Transportation Spending Priorities, Expert Says

December 5, 2021 The Center Square

One public policy expert said Massachusetts should not spend any infrastructure on transportation until it figures out how to spend existing transportation funding more effectively.

CSX

Maryland Breaks Ground on Howard Street Tunnel Expansion Project

November 29, 2021 The Center Square

The $466 million project will permit double-stacked containers to pass through the 126-year-old tunnel and generate more business at Baltimore’s port while creating nearly 14,000 jobs.

Commuter Rail

Hochul Says Infrastructure Bill Will Prevent MTA Fare Hike, Service Cuts

November 21, 2021 The Center Square

On her way to Washington on Monday to watch President Joe Biden sign a federal infrastructure bill, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had good news for New York City commuters.

Commuter Rail

NJ Transit Moving Forward with $63 Million Project to Overhaul Perth Amboy Station

November 16, 2021 The Center Square

NJ Transit is moving forward with a roughly $63 million project to renovate the historic Perth Amboy train station.

Miscellaneous

New Jersey Planning to Buy Former Rail Line to Create First State Park Since 2006

November 12, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey plans to buy about nine miles of a former rail line to create the first new state park since 2006.

Commuter Rail

Analysis Finds Disparities in New Jersey Transportation

November 12, 2021 The Center Square

NJ Transit is not equitably meeting the needs of the state’s diverse counties and should be split into an agency for the northern part of the state and one for the southern portion.

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