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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2024

NJ TRANSIT Launches Emergency Service Plan for Coach USA Customers

The plan, which required a monumental effort from NJ TRANSIT’s bus service planning staff in a very compressed timeframe, will provide customers of those routes with uninterrupted bus service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2024

NJ TRANSIT Adding 36 More Alstom Multilevel Railcars

The purchase continues to advance NJ TRANSIT’s plan to phase out the oldest single level railcars from the fleet.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

Amtrak Awards East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Contract

The East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project will demolish all existing tunnel systems down to the liner, before completely restoring both tubes that were damaged in 2012.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2024

FTA Awards $1.5B in Grants to Modernize Bus Fleets

Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FTA has awarded nearly $5 billion in the past three years to replace and modernize transit buses on America’s roadways, building new technology with American workers. U.S. factories will produce more than 4,600 of these new buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2024

Hudson River Tunnel Project Lands $11B in Fed Grants, Financing

The Hudson Tunnel Project encompasses a range of components, including a new double-track tunnel between the Bergen Palisades in New Jersey and Manhattan in New York City, rehabilitating the North River Tunnel damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and creating a concrete casing at Hudson Yards to allow the new tunnel to connect to New York-Penn Station.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2024

Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT Execute Joint Plan to Improve Reliability

According to a joint press release, the process will be a holistic effort focused on both Amtrak infrastructure and NJ TRANSIT equipment, including the pantograph system that connects to the catenary and draws power for the train.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 24, 2024

NJTRANSIT Releases First-Ever Sustainability Plan

In accordance with NJ TRANSIT’s 10-Year Strategic Plan, “NJT2030,” the Sustainability Plan prioritizes environmental responsibility while also highlighting deliverable benefits to customers in the communities it serves.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 3, 2024

Biz Briefs: Tolar, Conduent Transportation, and More

Flow Labs contracted in Seattle, GIRO partners with TTC, and more fill out this week's Biz Briefs.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 12, 2024

NJ TRANSIT Advances Hoboken TOD Project

The project is a multi-phased initiative that will consist of mixed-use development and public infrastructure improvements to the Hoboken Bus Terminal, Ferry Terminal Building, and the area surrounding the rail station.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 12, 2024

Feds Invest $4B in 14 Major Transit Construction Projects

The rail and BRT projects will bring about transformative change in their communities by providing transit opportunities to new riders, creating jobs, and jumpstarting economic development.

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