New Jersey
Carlose London Leads Contingent of Jersey Boys Bound for Ohio and NTDC
New Jersey Grand Champion Carlose London (left) and his son, Jaylen. (Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics)
ISELIN, N.J. — No train, no gain. That’s the London family mantra captured in four short words.
June 27, 2018Toll-Road Veteran Is N.J. Governor-Elect’s Pick for State Transportation Chief
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New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy chose a toll-road veteran to oversee transportation, charging her with fixing a commuter bus and rail system he called “a national disgrace.”
December 20, 2017Driver Growth, Infrastructure Leading Concerns for Virginia, New Jersey Ahead of Elections
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Freight transportation, infrastructure issues and jobs will be key considerations for many voters electing new governors on Nov. 7 in New Jersey and Virginia — the only states with gubernatorial contests this year.
November 2, 2017Embattled Ex-New Jersey DOT Chief Jamie Fox Dies
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Jamie Fox, who had been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery while New Jersey’s transportation commissioner in 2014, died Feb. 20, local media outlets reported.
February 21, 2017New Jersey Wants to Fund Roads by Selling Debt to Its Pensions
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New Jersey lawmakers are proposing a creative approach to raising money for needed work on Garden State roads: Sell bonds directly to its struggling pension funds.
December 12, 2016Virtual Weigh Stations Come to New Jersey
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New Jersey is the latest state to implement virtual weigh stations.
November 21, 2016New Jersey Transportation Funding Deal Becomes Law as Fuel Taxes Hiked
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie concluded his state’s long-running transportation funding crisis on Oct. 14 by signing bills that will raise taxes on diesel fuel by 27 cents per gallon and on gasoline by 23 cents per gallon.
October 14, 2016New Jersey Transportation Committee Chairman Wants to Borrow $3.2 Billion to End Funding Impasse
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In hopes of ending New Jersey’s road construction shutdown that has lasted since July 8, Assemblyman John Wisniewski has proposed that the state borrow $3.2 billion over the next two years to restore the Transportation Trust Fund.
September 27, 2016Chris Christie Orders Funds to Be Used For Emergency Road Work
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With New Jersey’s road construction shutdown having hit the 40-day mark on Aug. 17 and no end to the budget impasse between Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the Democratic-dominated Legislature, Christie issued an executive order that commanded the state treasurer to free funds to cover “essential” road and rail work and those which require a state match of federal dollars.
August 18, 2016N.J. Road Construction Shutdown Nears Month With No End In Sight
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New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled Senate Budget Committee passed a transportation funding measure July 29, but the chamber’s leaders declined to bring the bill to the floor Aug. 1.
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