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Hoboken NJ, The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors has approved a contract for a new operator of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) system. The contract was awarded to ACI-Herzog JV which will become the second operator since the HBLR began operating in 2000. The contract includes operation of the light rail system and the maintenance of the light rail vehicles, infrastructure and the right-of-way.
“With this new contract, NJ TRANSIT reaffirms its focus on maintaining the highest standard of service our HBLR customers have come to expect, while supporting the continued growth of Hudson County,” said NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett.
The approved contract includes a 15-year base period with two `ive-year options for extension. The cost is not to exceed $1,517,057,398.99 subject to the availability of funds.
Since its inception, HBLR has been run under a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) contract. The construction component of the DBOM contract was completed and service began in 2000. That contract is approaching expiration in 2025. The current contractor will transition the operation and maintenance of the system to ACI-Herzog by September 15, 2025.
The HBLR encompasses 24 stations, running north-south along the Hudson River waterfront in Hudson County for 20.6 miles and delivers service to more than 48,000 daily weekday riders.
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Not a single “Bergen” station on the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. But that seems to be okay with the Bergen County Freeholders who are probably still in office and endorsed it back in the day.
BTW, it’s one of the most dangerous train rides you could ever take.
why is it , the “most dangerous train rides you could ever take” ?
I used to work in Hoboken and I repeatedly heard stories of people being robbed at the Monroe Street Station staircase leading to Jersey City and on the trains between Jersey City and Bayonne.
So, hearsay ?
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No, news accounts and conversations with Hoboken cops.