Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti

The state is using some of its record surplus to pay for construction without having to borrow for it. Some of that will upgrade seven NJ Transit stations.

The eight-year Transportation Trust Fund financing plan was approved in 2016 so is already almost three-fourths completed.

The bridge over the Hackensack River is one of the first major projects identified for funding through the new federal infrastructure law.

Kevin Corbett said he's heard gloomy predictions about NJ Transit traffic after events such as 9/11 but that it always recovers. It could take years, though.

Federal aid and transfers from the Turnpike Authority have NJ Transit chief hopeful to avoid fare hikes for three years, if ridership rebounds as expected.

Planning started 15 years ago. A company was recently hired to design the station and move the project forward.

The rail station, first conceived about 14 years ago, would join a handful of businesses already developed at the "Main Street North Brunswick" site.

At Assembly budget committee hearing, the state transportation commissioner warns the budget adopted next summer will be quite challenging for NJ Transit.

With traffic and revenue down due to the pandemic, the Turnpike Authority plans to refinance debt to defer payments but hasn’t yet reduced operating budgets.

Sixteen people spoke at two public hearings about the proposed toll hikes on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. None were opposed.