Tag: New Jersey Transit
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Princeton Council applies for state grant to improve section of Terhune Road ahead of housing developments
Princeton officials hope to receive a state grant to offset the costs of improvements to a section of Terhune Road, between N. Harrison Street and Grover Avenue, in advance of the construction of more than 600 apartments in the area. The Princeton Council approved the $636,000 grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, March 9
Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin S. Corbett have announced the fifth consecutive year of no fare increases for NJ Transit under the Murphy Administration. According to a Feb. 28 press release, it was also announced that Wi-Fi will be installed on all NJ Transit buses through Murphy’s Fiscal Year 2023…
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Transit village designation in motion at Route 9 bus terminal in Old Bridge; officials hope designation will revive area
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials hope a transit village designation at the bus terminal on Route 9 north will help revive the Old Bridge Shopping Plaza. Veena Sawant, township planner, said the vision for a transit village designation began two-and-a-half years ago; however, it was stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Every time I pass…
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Engineering firm hired to design North Brunswick train station
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Traveling from North Brunswick to MetLife Stadium and American Dream in East Rutherford, or to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, or to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, or to Boston or Washington, D.C., will be possible in the future. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) voted to approve WSP USA Inc. as the…
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Number of warehouse development and redevelopment projects on the horizon in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE – More and more companies are recognizing and capitalizing on the “strategic importance” of Woodbridge Township – the sixth largest township in the state – as the crossroads of New Jersey with all of its major highways and proximity to Newark Airport and the ports of Newark and Elizabeth, Mayor John E. McCormac said.…
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Matawan council approves resolution transit village improvements
MATAWAN – The Matawan Borough Council has authorized several changes in a contract relating to the Transit Village Improvement Project. Mayor Joseph Altomonte said Seacoast Construction is completing the improvements for the project. He said the work includes improvements to the sidewalks and street crossings in the area of NJ Transit’s Aberdeen-Matawan train station. Altomonte said…
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Murphy, state officials commit to addressing NJ Transit problems
Gov. Phil Murphy joined state officials on Oct. 9 in promising improvements at NJ Transit, where a state-commissioned report released the same day found deficiencies in a public transportation agency that Murphy had called a “national disgrace.” The North Highland Company, a consultant the state Department of Transportation tabbed earlier this year, spent 100 days…
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North Brunswick pushes for complete train station platform
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Shop. Dine. Ride. Live. The tagline for the MainStreetNB transit village project in North Brunswick could be missing part of its “ride” component unless New Jersey Transit agrees to build a full train station. Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said he met with and spoke via phone with several legislators, including Middlesex County…
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Deceased person found by Amtrak police
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick police received a call from Amtrak police around 4:23 p.m. on May 11 that a train had struck a person on the tracks. Officers located a deceased person near the Plainsboro border, according to information provided by South Brunswick Police Captain James Ryan. She was later identified as Cherylyn Alderfer, 24,…