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The top transportation news stories, updated daily and kept on this page for one week.

New Jersey Partners with U.S. VA for Improved Health Care Access for Veterans on the Move tapinto.net July 17, 2025 

Norfolk Southern train whistles silenced in Branchburg MyCentralJersey.com, 07/17/2025

Sayreville eyes speed limit change on Main Street MyCentralJersey.com, 07/17/2025

Need a Real ID in New Jersey? You will have to wait until the fall. NJ.com, 07/16/2025 (PAYWALL)

NJ is transforming an abandoned railway into a massive hiking and biking Path patch.com, 07/16/2025

Branchburg road will be closed for 50 days starting in August MyCentalJersey.com, 07/16/2025

Why the massive Pulaski Skyway rehab project is years away from being finished NJ.com, 07/15/2025

Waymo robotaxis are driving around these N.J. cities. Why you can’t use them yet. nj.com, 07/14/2025 - NJTPA MENTION 

High-speed train linking NYC to Los Angeles proposed ahead of FIFA World Cup New York Post, 07/14/2025

NJDOT to eliminate 3 dangerous Phillipsburg left turn lanes lehighvalleylive.com, 07/14/2025

Regional Roundup

A roundup of transportation news from daily, weekly and online outlets.

TSA drops shoes-off rule at airport checkpoints njbiz.com, 07/10/2025 - Travelers rejoice – the days of taking your shoes off at the airport have come to an end.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the policy change July 8, which has been in effect since 2006. The move allows passengers to keep their shoes on while passing through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at domestic airports.

Five Gateway Tunnel construction sites work toward 2035 completion ny1.com, 07/10/2025 - It may be just another road in New Jersey to some, but you could call a brand new underpass in North Bergen the gateway to the Gateway Tunnel. “We’re building an underpass so that the tunnel boring machines can actively go back and forth underneath Tonnelle Avenue,” said John Schweppenheiser, a construction manager with Niak Consulting, one of many contractors on the Gateway Tunnel project.
 

NJ Advances Controversial $11B Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension enr.com, 07/07/2025 - The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is moving ahead with the next steps of its planned Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension program, amid lingering public opposition and threats of lawsuits aimed at derailing the $11-billion effort to upgrade the heavily used, aging 8.1-mile highway corridor between Newark and Jersey City.
 

Crackdown on Route 1 Motorists Results in 319 Speeding Tickets, 111 Cellphone-related Citations tapinto.net, 07/07/2025 MIDDLESEX COUNTY – A crackdown by several municipal law enforcement agencies, including the New Brunswick Police Department, on dangerous driving along Route 1 in Middlesex County has resulted in 319 speeding tickets since March.
 

New Entry Point to Newark Liberty Airport Station Bolsters Area Investment aptapassenertransport.com, 07/07/2025 - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun construction of a new entry point to the Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station served by AirTrain Newark, Amtrak, and NJ TRANSIT rail. 
 
 

New Jersey Awards $44M in Local Bridge Fund Grants Transportation Today, 07/7/2025 — The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Division of Local Aid and Economic Development recently awarded 38 projects statewide $44 million in Local Bridges Fund grants to help counties maintain local bridges.

A section of Route 287 buckled during N.J.’s heat wave. Here’s when it will get replaced. NJ.com, 07/06/2025 - The pavement on I-287 south that buckled in the recent record-settting heat wave is the original concrete installed in the 1990s and will finally be rehabilitated in 2027, New Jersey Department of Transportation officials said.

FAA installs fiber optic network as first step to upgrade Newark airport air traffic control system NJ.com, 07/04/2025 (PAYWALL) - A new fiber optic network has been installed to support the air traffic control system that serves Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said in a statement Thursday.

Five townships in northwest New Jersey among recipients of $44M in local bridge grants from Murphy administration wrnjradio.com, 07/03/2025 - The Murphy Administration has announced $44 million in Local Bridges Fund grants to support critical bridge repairs and upgrades across New Jersey, including projects in Hunterdon, and Morris counties.
 

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Research Transfers

Some recent research postings from InTransition magazine.

Low-Stress Bicycle Facilities Nearly Double Ridership Ridership along protected bike lanes is 80 percent higher than along standard bike lanes and more than four times higher than roads without bicycle facilities.

Transit Ridership Back to 85% of Pre-Pandemic Levels Transit Ridership Back to 85% of Pre-Pandemic LevelsxTransit agencies delivered 7.7 billion passenger trips in the United States last year, 491 million more – almost 7 percent – than 2023 and reaching 85 percent of pre-pandemic levels.

Level Boarding, Electrification Could Super Charge Rail Universal level boarding and electrification could reduce dead time at each train stop, adding up to time savings across intercity as well as commuter rail lines that rival driving or air travel.

Issues & Insights

A list of links to recent articles, reports and announcements relating to transportation policy, legislation and research.

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