The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $577,500 Formula Grant to the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research (CFDA 20.505) program. The purpose of this Phase 1 study is to assess conditions at four non-ADA compliant light rail stations in Newark, NJ, and develop plans to improve station design and customer experience. Key activities include investigating...
This federal Project Grant award of $25,024,479.00 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) supports the ongoing Portal North Bridge project being implemented by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit). The grant funds will be used for all necessary site work and special construction to increase the capacity of the guideways and stations, which will improve reliability and allow NJ Transit to operate longer...
The $155.6 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), will support New Jersey Transit Corporation's Portal North Bridge Project. Funding will cover necessary site work, land improvements, and professional services to replace the existing bridge with a new two-track fixed structure bridge and realign rail lines. This project aims to improve reliability and allow longer,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326), funds the rehabilitation of Platform D at the Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey. The $41,765,000 grant, awarded on July 29, 2024, will enable the New Jersey Transit Corporation to repair and replace the platform slabs and joints, reconstruct the platform edges, install new tactile...
The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) was awarded a $14,265,891 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 13, 2022 to partially fund the purchase of 25 multi-level passenger rail cars. The total award amount is $34,238,138 and projects are expected to be completed by August 1, 2028. The rail cars will provide operational flexibility for trains of varying passenger capacities on NJ Transit's commuter rail...
The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) was awarded a $1.13 billion Project Grant from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 3, 2021. The award will support NJ Transit's operating assistance through December 30, 2025. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and...
The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) was awarded a $1,176,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to conduct comprehensive transit-oriented development planning for the proposed Route 9 Bus Rapid Transit project in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. NJ Transit will use $470,000 in FY 2021 Discretionary TOD Pilot funds from the grant along with...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $740,000 Project Grant to the New Jersey Transit Corporation under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The grant funds will support a comprehensive transit-oriented development (TOD) planning process for the light rail corridor in the Englewood, Leonia, Palisades Park, and Ridgefield areas of New Jersey. The planning activities will involve data collection, community engagement, corridor and station area...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded New Jersey Transit Corporation $75 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The project grant will support New Jersey Transit's acquisition of 113 multilevel passenger rail cars through February 2030. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital assistance and transportation planning in urbanized areas. This...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) provides $514,045 to the New Jersey Transit Corporation to develop recommendations for a reimagined bus network in Hudson County, New Jersey. The funding will be used to evaluate the existing bus network, study travel demand and origin-destination trips, and determine how NJ Transit might change bus service in the region. The project...