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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 7, 2023

FHWA Awards Funding for NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT Projects

The FHWA provided $425 million in redistributed spending authority. This is the highest amount New Jersey has ever received.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 6, 2023

FTA Announces Progress on Hudson River Tunnel Project

Once the project begins, it is expected to create more than 72,000 American jobs in the region.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 14, 2023

Academy Bus Expands Commuter Service

The additional service will enhance routes connecting central New Jersey to various points in Manhattan, including Wall Street and Port Authority.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 15, 2022

Amtrak's NEC Acela Trains to 150 mph

The project is part of the New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement program and a $450 million investment by U.S. DOT, and the first of many speed upgrades anticipated in the NEC

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NewsOctober 15, 2020

Lion Electric, N.J. Dealership Partner to Distribute Electric Buses, Trucks

H.K. Truck Center will sell and service Lion’s class 5 to class 8 heavy-duty truck offerings, as well as the LionA, LionC, LionD, and LionM bus models.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2019

Via partners to launch on-demand transportation in Jersey City

The technology-based transit system would be the first of its kind in New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2018

Feds nix 50/50 plan for Hudson River Tunnel project

A letter from FTA to New York and New Jersey officials said the first phase of the project, estimated at $11 billion, seeks a 50% federal investment that is "considerably higher than much existing precedent for past 'mega projects'" and would deplete the existing grant program.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2015

Uber took 300K N.J. commuters to the bus or train last month

More commuters are turning to ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to cover that difficult "last mile," the distance between train stations or bus stops and their homes or jobs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2015

N.J. community college shuttle catching on

It remains an open question as to whether the college and/or the county will pick up the entire tab for the college shuttle service when the three-year federal grant expires in November 2016.

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