Tag: Department of Transportation

  • Business owners express frustration with slow pace of road project

    Business owners express frustration with slow pace of road project

    Business owners are frustrated with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) as the agency continues with the next phase of an improvement project at the intersection of Route 37 and Route 166 in Toms River. The project began in March 2016 and was suspended for several months in 2017 during the Transportation Trust Fund…

  • Five injured, one critical in serious chain reaction crash on Route 1 in Edison

    Five injured, one critical in serious chain reaction crash on Route 1 in Edison

      EDISON — Five people were injured, including one woman who suffered “potentially life threatening injuries,” and two children, in a rush-hour collision on Aug. 22 between a tractor trailer and a minivan on Route 1, which set off a chain-reaction crash of six other vehicles, according to police Lt. Robert Dudash. The accident occurred…

  • Matawan council OKs bond ordinance for train station upgrades

    Matawan council OKs bond ordinance for train station upgrades

    A bond ordinance that will authorize the funding of various improvements to the Transit Village Project was introduced by the Matawan Borough Council. The Transit Station Redevelopment Plan envisions a new neighborhood comprised of a mix of residential, retail, transit and open spaces, according to information provided by the borough. The main areas will focus…

  • North Brunswick is on the right track for train station funding

    North Brunswick is on the right track for train station funding

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – What seemed like a distant dream when the idea first surfaced almost a decade ago could soon become a reality. With the signing of Senate Bill 3076 on March 30, North Brunswick is on the list to receive funding for the North Brunswick Rail Station along New Jersey Transit’s Northeast Corridor…