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New Jersey Bill to Improve Transportation from Atlantic City Airport to Tourism District Signed

January 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a measure aimed at improving transportation between the Atlantic City International Airport and Atlantic City’s tourism district was signed into law this week.

Feds Announce $16 Billion for Northeast Corridor

November 6, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced it has awarded $16.4 billion for 25 passenger rail projects along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Officials Mark Start of New York Construction on Hudson Tunnel Project

November 4, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dignitaries gathered to celebrate the start of construction in New York on the Hudson Tunnel Project and the final phase of the Concrete Casing project.

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

N.J. Transit Advancing Construction of New Raritan River Drawbridge

November 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit is advancing the construction of the new Raritan River Drawbridge, with major infrastructure work on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) this weekend.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.

NJ Lawmaker Wants Answer on NJ Transit River LINE

September 12, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit has been operating the River LINE on a Sunday/ Holiday schedule for more than two weeks, citing operator availability and supply chain issues as the reasons for the lack of service, a state lawmaker said.

Gateway Development Commission Awards Two Contracts

September 11, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

In First GDC Contract Awards, Board Advances Inaugural Construction for the Hudson Tunnel Project in New Jersey, Work on Tonnelle Ave Bridge Project Slated to Begin in 2023.

Newark Liberty International Airport Station

N.J. Transit Board Approves Fiscal 2024 Budget

July 19, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The N.J. Transit Board of Directors today adopted the agency’s fiscal 2024 operating budget, local programs budget and authorized capital funding.

New York Receives $6.8 Billion for Tunnel Project

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

New York is getting nearly $6.9 billion in federal funding to help build a long delayed second tunnel beneath the Hudson River in what state leaders say is the largest transportation grant in U.S. history.

Report: MTA Means Big Bucks for New Jersey Businesses

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

While New Jersey officials are seeing red over the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new congestion pricing plan, the state is still getting plenty of green from the regional transit agency.

Biden Visits New York to Tout Infrastructure Spending

January 31, 2023 The Center Square

President Joe Biden visited New York Tuesday to tout how his infrastructure law is making investments in the nation’s transportation system, and deliver a $300 million federal grant for a long-delayed Hudson Tunnel project.