Jersey Digs & City of New Brunswick - Tue November 04, 2025
New Brunswick, N.J. to Start Work on $70M Upgrade to Downtown Train Station
Commuters passing through the heart of New Jersey's Middlesex County are about to get an enhanced experience designed to complement the growth of New Brunswick as work has begun to renovate the city's historic, 122-year-old train station....
New York Daily News - Thu May 08, 2025
If Allowed, Amtrak Plans to Delay the Start of Renovations to NYC's East River Tunnel
Amtrak officials announced May 7, 2025, that they would be pushing back the start of work on the New York City's East River Tunnel by two weeks. Just the day before, Mayor Eric Adams joined a growing chorus of elected leaders calling on the federal railroad to halt its plans to close a quarter of the tunnel's rail tubes for repair....
MyCentralJersey.com - Tue December 17, 2024
NJ Transit Begins Rail Yard Project in Middlesex County to Protect Trains From Floodwaters
NJ Transit broke ground Dec. 12 on a new railroad yard on the New Brunswick and North Brunswick border in Middlesex County to provide a safe haven for railroad cars during possible natural disasters. The expansion of the County Yard and the Delco Lead Storage and Inspection Facility Project on the Northeast Corridor Line, part of the NJ Transit Resilience Program, will provide additional storage of rail cars in a centrally located area of the state, noted MyCentralJersey.com....
Nj Transit - Tue July 25, 2023
Phase 2 Begins On NJ Transit's Plans to Create Secaucus to Meadowlands Connection
NJ Transit, headquartered in Newark, is advancing plans to build an environmentally friendly transit service between its Secaucus Junction Station and the Meadowlands Sports and Entertainment Complex 7 mi....
Jersey Digs & Middlesex County, N.J. - Mon March 13, 2023
NJ Transit Unveils Designs for New Northeast Corridor Stop in North Brunswick
A major endeavor that will bring a new transit stop to a growing community in New Jersey is moving forward as the firm behind North Brunswick's new train station has unveiled the hub's initial design....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 15, 2021
Walsh Construction Presses Forward On Long Slip Fill, Rail Enhancement Project
Construction of Phase One of NJ TRANSIT's Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement, or "Long Slip," project is making steady progress as crews from Walsh Construction Company are working in an area with active rail operations....
The Center Square - Tue December 01, 2020
Plan to Rehab Tunnel from N.J. into NYC Sparks Skepticism
Repairing an existing rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River while constructing another tunnel could hasten a long-standing project to increase capacity between New Jersey and New York City. But it requires "pre-construction activities" to be "undertaken immediately and expedited to completion," a new report suggests....
Engineering News-Record - Mon July 27, 2020
New Jersey Transit Unveils $17B Capital Plan, 10-Year Vision
Hoping to alleviate chronic problems with congestion, aging infrastructure and damage from Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Transit is moving forward with a five-year, $17-billion capital plan and a first-time 10-year strategic plan — despite a $6-billion funding gap and lost revenue due to the pandemic....
Nj Transit - Fri June 15, 2018
NJ Transit Approves Financing Agreement for New Portal Bridge
The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors approved a financing agreement with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) which provides up to $600 million toward the construction of a new Portal Bridge....
Wed April 05, 2017
N.J. Lawmakers OK $400M Funding for Road, Bridge Work
State lawmakers have approved spending an extra $400 million for transportation projects. The Democrat-led Assembly passed the supplemental appropriation on March 22. Republican Gov. Chris Christie had requested the extra spending last month in his annual budget address....
