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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.

State Diverted $2B from Clean Energy Fund to NJ Transit, Other Needs, Report Finds

January 15, 2023 New Jersey Monitor

New Jersey has routinely raided the state’s Clean Energy Fund to cover unrelated state budget gaps, diverting almost $2 billion since 2010 away from a fund intended to reduce fossil fuel reliance, according to a new report released Thursday.

Search the 2022 Northeast Corridor Project Inventory

January 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

This is a list of 2022 Northeast Corridor Project Inventory as published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

Turnpike Authority Agrees to Pay Billions for Tunnel Project

December 27, 2022 The Center Square

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has approved a deal to make tens of millions of dollars in annual loan payments to finance New Jersey’s share of a $16 billion rail tunnel project.

NJ Transit Starts Process to Enact New Laws for Anyone Who Assaults Transit Workers

December 19, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit Board of Directors has started the process of enacting new regulations to strengthen transit workers’ protections.