No driver or bus passenger wants to think about having their vehicle break down in a tunnel—or being stuck behind a stalled vehicle. However, it can—and does—happen. It’s good to know that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has a formalized procedure for...
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First Local Freight Impact Fund Grants Awarded to NJ Municipalities
New Jersey municipalities will receive help in providing for the safe movement of large truck traffic through the awarding of the first grants in the NJ DOT’s Local Freight Impact Fund (LFIF) program. The grants, totaling $30.1 million, are provided through the LFIF,...
MTA Starting Electric Bus Pilot Program
Starting in December 2017, the MTA plans to lease 10 electric buses to test the feasibility of electric vehicle technology in New York City public transit. Governor Cuomo’s announcement of this pilot follows the completion of a study of best practices in the electric...
NJ Trust Fund Receives $400 Million for Projects
At the end of March, Governor Christie signed a bill to give New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund immediate access to a $400 million supplemental appropriation for road and transit projects. This additional funding comes as a result of the newly established gas tax,...
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Extension Back in Action
Federal officials have approved a study that will allow public hearings to begin on the long-promised Hudson-Bergen Light Rail project in Bergen County. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved the Supplementary Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to...
PANYNJ and Waze App Partner for Traffic Data Sharing
As part of its commitment to ensure safe, efficient travel in the region, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced that it is partnering with Waze, a free crowdsourced traffic and navigation app, for real-time sharing of traffic data. Traffic...
Port Authority Approves Capital Plan for NY and NJ
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a $32 billion capital plan, where New Jersey received more funding than New York for the first time in history. New Jersey will receive $1.5 billion for the expansion of the PATH, which will make Newark the...
NJ Transit Mandated Break System Will Meet Deadline
NJ Transit’s executive director Steve Santoro has announced that the team will meet a December 2018 federal deadline for installing an emergency breaking system. The Federal Railroad administration initially required railroads to install the system by 2015, but later...
Coming Soon: World’s First Hydrogen-Powered, Zero-Emission Passenger Train
Germany is poised to make a landmark introduction in the world of transportation: The first zero-emission passenger train to be powered by hydrogen. Known as the Coradio ILint, the train made its public debut at the InnoTrans trade show in Berlin in August 2016....
NJ Voters Help Revitalize Transportation Projects
The “thumbs up” given by New Jersey voters on Election Day to the dedication of gas tax proceeds to transportation projects promises to provide enough additional revenue to finance a $16 billion transportation program for the state, breathing new life into much-needed...
