Infrastructure

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will break ground this month on a $10 million project that will build a new vehicular access road from Downtown into Liberty State Park.

Plans are underway to create a statewide greenway connecting Jersey City with Phillipsburg along the former Morris Canal route. The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority recently put out a request for proposals for consultant assistance to support development of the project.

The Central Avenue Bridge in Newark’s Central Ward is at risk, according to a report commissioned by the local, state, and federal governments.

A $230 million, multi-year upgrade program was unanimously approved for the PATH system.

Barnabas Health is looking to advance a floodproofing and hazard mitigation project that will revamp their 15-acre campus to better protect the facility from extreme weather events.

Newark's City Council passed a controversial resolution in January that could shed light on a longstanding feud between city officials and preservationists. 

A mixed-use development in North Brunswick is creating a commuter-friendly town center complete with a new train station.

New Jersey's rail infrastructure needs some help. I say this with cautious optimism, but it looks like the powers that be may be realizing that too. In the coming weeks, the Federal Railroad Administration and New Jersey Transit will be holding two open house informational meetings on the proposed Hudson River rail tunnels.

The Port Authority has launched a spring testing program for autonomous electric shuttles at Newark Airport.

A long-stalled study related to an effort to replace two aging train tunnels to New York City has finally been released.