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WEEHAWKEN NJ, More than 97 percent of North Jersey commuters responding to a NY Waterway survey (92 percent of them ferry commuters) say they plan to resume commuting to work in New York City once the COVID-19 quarantine is lifted.
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and NJ TRANSIT CEO & President Kevin Corbett today unveiled NJ TRANSIT’s ten-year strategic plan entitled “NJT2030: A 10-Year Strategic Plan” and a complementary 5-Year Capital Plan. Together, these plans provide the vision for the agency to build the future of transportation in New Jersey and with it, drive a 21st century economy in an accountable, transparent and environmentally-sustainable way.
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Trenton NJ, Elected officials, environmental leaders and ordinary citizens throughout the State harshly criticized today’s NJ Turnpike Authority’s approval of a $16 billion plan to widen the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway and demanded that Governor Murphy reject the plan, which would be disastrous for the health, welfare and well-being of New Jersey residents and our cash starved State. The widening plan conflicts with the State’s Energy Master Plan and the Governor’s Executive Orders regarding climate change and clean energy, increases pollution, and despite its enormous price tag, undermines the state’s pandemic recovery efforts, and produces no benefit to the State, especially compared to alternatives. The approval will be followed immediately by a 1:30 p.m. special meeting of the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA), which will likely approve $210 million for highway expansions on the Atlantic City Expressway.
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MORRISTOWN NJ, Garden State Initiative’s president, Regina M. Egea, issued the following statement calling upon Governor Phil Murphy to veto the toll increase plans approved today by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority:
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Toll Hike Vote Called “Unconscionable”
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted to increase tolls on the Garden State Parkway and the New jersey Turn Pike .The Parkway and Turnpike increases were both approved by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which manages the highways, in a 7-0 vote during a remotely-held Wednesday meeting. It followed three hours of public comment from many who oppose the increase.
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Newark NJ, As part of Amtrak’s ongoing commitment to protect customers and front-line employees in response to the coronavirus pandemic, beginning on May 11 Amtrak is requiring that all customers in stations, on trains and thruway buses wear facial coverings.
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East Rutherford NJ, beginning next week, COVID-19 testing will be available daily in East Rutherford to all NJ TRANSIT employees. NJ TRANSIT employees will be accepted for appointment-only testing at the site which opened on April 13 and is currently geared toward first responders and frontline healthcare workers. Online registration access for NJ TRANSIT employees will be available beginning on Sunday, May 3. NJ TRANSIT is also working to expand access to similar testing sites in central and south Jersey.
If you have ever been unfortunate enough to get into a car accident, then you know how messy and complicated the whole matter can be. You can be driving safely in your lane and still have some reckless driver crash into you, injuring your body as well as your car. Needless to say, you should file a claim for compensation in such cases, but unfortunately, things don’t always go as smoothly as you’d hope. Insurance companies get involved and suddenly, you find yourself presented with a compensation amount that wouldn’t even cover your medical bills. So, how exactly can you get the full compensation that would cover all your damages?
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New York NY, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in Thursdays coronavirus press briefing that tests show 21% of all New York city residents and 14% of all New York State residents have COVID 19 anti bodies
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Ridgewood NJ,On Monday, December 30, trains will operate on a modified weekday schedule with certain morning peak period trains cancelled and additional mid-to-late morning trains operating on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines. Rail customers are encouraged to visit njtransit.com and check rail timetables for details and travel before 9 a.m. on these days, if possible, when ridership is lighter. Buses and light rail lines will operate on a weekday schedule. Select PABT bus routes will have more frequent service operating inbound to PABT on some lines during the late morning hours and outbound from PABT during the early and late evening hours. Consult timetable or visit njtransit.com/Bus Holiday Service Guide for details.
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Ridgewood NJ, Federal Transit Administration rated NJ Transit the worst in the nation, racking up the most breakdowns of any transit system during 2018.NJ Transit retook the terrible train “crown” from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, known by locals as the “T” which had the most breakdowns in 2017 and in 2016, according to Federal Transit Administration data released Monday.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Nation Weather Service has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM
EST WEDNESDAY December 11th 2019.
Overall Bus Performance 92.5%
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Ridgewood NJ, Every day, NJ TRANSIT operates hundreds of trains, buses, and light rail vehicles. Since January 2018, we have made considerable progress to fulfill mandatory safety requirements, modernize our fleet, communicate real-time service status conveniently, and recruit new bus operators, locomotive engineers, and assistant conductors to make transit work for New Jersey.
Continue reading NJ Transit Reports Main and Bergen Line Trains On-Time 92.7%
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Newark NJ, New Jersey Transit Police Arrest Man and Seize Handguns, Ammunition, Following Foot Pursuit.
Newark, N.J. – The New Jersey Transit Police have arrested Curtis Gartrell, 41, of Marion, OH. and seized handguns, ammunition, illegal drugs and over two thousand dollars in US currency.
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