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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
NJ Transit starts key phase of new Raritan River rail bridge
PERTH AMBOY — The second phase of a massive three-phase project to rebuild NJ Transit's Raritan River Bridge began on a sweltering Tuesday, June 24. "So many of the coastal towns, of which I live in one, are going to be impacted positively by this," Gov. Phil Murphy, a Red Bank resident, said at a groundbreaking ceremony for the project. "We have to remember, this is a bridge that was built when William Howard Taft was in office. "To say that it's overdue to get this sucker into the 21st century is, I think, probably the understatement of the year," he said. This swing bridge is a key crossing, as it connects 17 of the 20 stations exclusively on the North Jersey Coast Line before it meets up with the Northeast Corridor on the way to New York Penn bridge was originally built in 1908 and is two years older than the notorious Portal Bridge, which is being replaced through a $2.3 billion project currently underway in Kearny. About 11,500 commuters use the North Jersey Coast Line on any given weekday, and some 2 million tons of Conrail freight also traverses this route annually. The bridge was shut down for 18 days after Superstorm Sandy in 2012 when it suffered substantial damage from flooding and debris, requiring the deck to be realigned. "That's why when the governor and the Legislature and the [Transportation Department] chairman all got together and said, 'What is the most important project after Portal?' this was the one that was identified," said Kris Kolluri, president and CEO of NJ Transit. Skanska Koch Inc., of Carteret, was awarded a $444.3 million contract in December 2024 to do the second phase of construction on this project, which includes building the lift portion of the bridge and the flanking spans, as well as installing the communications, signal and overhead catenary wire. Skanska — also the lead contractor on the Portal Bridge replacement project — was one of three contractors whose bids were reviewed for the Raritan River Bridge project's second phase, which is expected to be finished around October 2029. George Harms Construction Co. Inc., of Farmingdale, was the contractor on the first phase of the project, which began in May 2020 and wrapped up last year. When that project got started, it was estimated to cost about $248 million. Hardesty & Hanover and Gannett Fleming are the joint venture behind the design of the bridge. AECOM/Mott MacDonald is the joint venture construction management consultant, which was approved for a contract of nearly $34 million in October 2019. The replacement bridge will include a lift feature, instead of swinging open to marine traffic as it does now. It will be 10 feet wider than the current bridge and will be elevated higher than the current one so its profile will be above the 100-year floodplain. Trains will be able to go up to 60 miles per hour on this bridge; currently, they slow to 30 miles per hour. NJ Transit secured a $446 million federal grant for the program, through the Federal Transit Administration's Emergency Relief Program for resilience projects in response to Superstorm Sandy. NJ Transit also said last year that it transferred about $240 million from the canceled Transitgrid power project and put it toward the Raritan River Bridge program, but a question about how that money fits in with the project's financing was not yet answered by an agency spokesman. The third portion of the program will demolish the old bridge. So far, the price tag for the first two phases is more than $692.3 million, well over the entire three-phase original estimate of $595 million. "The biggest variable in this project is cost of steel," Kolluri said. The superstructure will be made of steel, and the concrete piers will also be reinforced with steel. "The cost estimate was developed pre-pandemic and the contracts were awarded post-pandemic, and through the interim period, the cost of steel went up by a substantial amount," he added. This article originally appeared on NJ Transit starts key phase of Raritan River rail bridge
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NFI subsidiary New Flyer signs a major contract with New Jersey Transit for up to 750 buses
ST. CLOUD, Minn., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI Group Inc. (NFI, or the Company) a leader in innovative, propulsion-agnostic bus and coach mobility solutions, subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer), today announced a milestone contract from the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) for the purchase of up to 750 Xcelsior® 60-foot clean-diesel transit buses (1,500 equivalent units or EUs). The contract includes an initial firm order for 200 buses (400 EUs) with deliveries starting in 2026, and options to purchase up to an additional 550 buses (1,100 EUs). This order was added to New Flyer's first-quarter 2025 backlog and marks one of the larger clean-diesel bus procurements in the Company's history. This latest award reinforces New Flyer's commitment to delivering high-capacity, reliability-driven solutions that keep communities connected while helping agencies like NJ TRANSIT modernize and optimize their fleets. 'Our 25-year partnership with NJ TRANSIT is built on trust, innovation, and performance,' said Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer. 'NJ Transit operates buses from the NFI family including both New Flyer and MCI with clean diesel, CNG, and battery-electric propulsion – all supported by a unique parts support program with a dedicated NFI Parts warehouse located in New Jersey delivering parts to NJ Transit maintenance facilities on a daily basis'. NJ TRANSIT provides more than 225 million annual passenger trips across New Jersey and connects passengers in neighboring communities and surrounding regions. With a fleet of over 3,500 vehicles, including more than 2,200 buses, NJ TRANSIT plays a critical role in regional mobility. The new buses replace aging vehicles, enhancing service reliability and efficiency across the system. 'This procurement marks a key milestone in our commitment to delivering a fully modernized bus fleet by 2031,' said Kris Kolluri, President and CEO, NJ TRANSIT. 'These new articulated buses will not only expand capacity on some of our busiest routes, but also provide a significantly improved onboard experience for our customers—offering greater comfort, reliability, and accessibility.' The Xcelsior clean-diesel platform integrates ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, next-generation engines, and advanced emissions control systems. The result is a proven, low-emission transit solution designed to perform in high-demand urban environments. For more information, visit About NFI Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI offers a wide range of propulsion-agnostic bus and coach platforms, including market leading electric models. Through its low- and zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today's urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. With nearly 9,000 team members in ten countries, NFI is a leading global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motorcoaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single- and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motorcoaches), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of sustainable drive systems available, including zero-emission electric (trolley, battery, and fuel cell), natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base of over 100,000 buses and coaches around the world. NFI's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol NFI and its convertible unsecured debentures trade on the TSX under the symbol News and information is available at and About New Flyer New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further information is available at Forward-Looking Statement This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to expected future events and financial and operating results of NFI that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, investors cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be material. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including market and general economic conditions (including as a result of tariffs and other trade measures) and economic conditions of and funding availability for customers to purchase buses and to purchase parts or services (including as a result of recent U.S. policy developments); customers may not exercise options to purchase additional buses; the ability of customers to suspend or terminate contracts for convenience; production may be delayed or production rates may be decreased as a result of ongoing and future supply chain disruptions and shortages of parts and components, shipping and freight delays, and disruption to and shortage of labor supply; and the other risks and uncertainties discussed in the materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available on SEDAR at Due to the potential impact of these factors, NFI disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law. For media inquiries, please contact: Melissa Schnee P: 385.910.6861 Melissa_Schnee@ For investor inquiries, please contact: Stephen King P: 204.792.1300 A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
CBS News
10-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
New Jersey Transit train engineers OK tentative deal that ended 3-day strike
New Jersey Transit's train engineers have overwhelmingly approved a tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month that halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City. The agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced the results Tuesday. They said the seven-year agreement, covering the years 2020-2027, was supported by 398 members, while 21 voters rejected it. NJ Transit's board of directors is scheduled to vote on the agreement when they meet Wednesday. Details of the contract have not been released, but the union said it includes a "significant pay raise" and addresses other issues for the roughly 450 engineers who serve the agency. The main sticking point during negotiations had been how to accomplish a wage increase for the engineers without creating a financially disastrous domino effect for the transit agency. The walkout that began May 16 was the state's first transit strike in over 40 years, forcing people who normally rely on New Jersey Transit to take buses, cars, taxis and boats instead or consider staying home. It came a month after union members had overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. Union members from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen form a picket line outside the NJ Transit Headquarters on May 16, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Stefan Jeremiah / AP NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said the deal represents "a fair and fiscally responsible agreement for our locomotive engineers, NJ Transit, our customers, and the taxpayers of New Jersey." Union leaders voiced similar views. "All along we've said we didn't want to be the highest paid engineers, we only wanted equal pay for equal work," said Tom Haas, who works as an NJT engineer and serves as BLET's general chairman at the commuter railroad. "This agreement brings us close to what our peers make for doing the same type of work with the same levels of experience and training. This agreement gives us the pay raises we needed, but also was done without a major hit to NJT's budget and should not require a fare hike for passengers." NJ Transit — the nation's third-largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. The walkout halted all NJ Transit commuter trains, which provide heavily used public transit routes between New York City's Penn Station on one side of the Hudson River and communities in northern New Jersey on the other, as well as the Newark airport, which has grappled with unrelated delays of its own recently.
The Independent
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
New Jersey Transit train engineers OK tentative deal that ended strike which had halted NYC routes
New Jersey Transit's train engineers have overwhelmingly approved a tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month that halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City. The agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced the results Tuesday. They said the seven-year agreement, covering the years 2020-2027, was supported by 398 members, while 21 voters rejected it. NJ Transit's board of directors is scheduled to vote on the agreement when they meet Wednesday. Details of the contract have not been released, but the union said it includes a 'significant pay raise' and addresses other issues for the roughly 450 engineers who serve the agency. The main sticking point during negotiations had been how to accomplish a wage increase for the engineers without creating a financially disastrous domino effect for the transit agency. The walkout that began May 16 was the state's first transit strike in over 40 years, forcing people who normally rely on New Jersey Transit to take buses, cars, taxis and boats instead or consider staying home. It came a month after union members had overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said the deal represents 'a fair and fiscally responsible agreement for our locomotive engineers, NJ Transit, our customers, and the taxpayers of New Jersey.' Union leaders voiced similar views. 'All along we've said we didn't want to be the highest paid engineers, we only wanted equal pay for equal work,' said Tom Haas, who works as an NJT engineer and serves as BLET's general chairman at the commuter railroad. 'This agreement brings us close to what our peers make for doing the same type of work with the same levels of experience and training. This agreement gives us the pay raises we needed, but also was done without a major hit to NJT's budget and should not require a fare hike for passengers.' NJ Transit — the nation's third-largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. The walkout halted all NJ Transit commuter trains, which provide heavily used public transit routes between New York City's Penn Station on one side of the Hudson River and communities in northern New Jersey on the other, as well as the Newark airport, which has grappled with unrelated delays of its own recently.
Associated Press
10-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
New Jersey Transit train engineers OK tentative deal that ended strike which had halted NYC routes
New Jersey Transit's train engineers have overwhelmingly approved a tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month that halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City. The agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced the results Tuesday. They said the seven-year agreement, covering the years 2020-2027, was supported by 398 members, while 21 voters rejected it. NJ Transit's board of directors is scheduled to vote on the agreement when they meet Wednesday. Details of the contract have not been released, but the union said it includes a 'significant pay raise' and addresses other issues for the roughly 450 engineers who serve the agency. The main sticking point during negotiations had been how to accomplish a wage increase for the engineers without creating a financially disastrous domino effect for the transit agency. The walkout that began May 16 was the state's first transit strike in over 40 years, forcing people who normally rely on New Jersey Transit to take buses, cars, taxis and boats instead or consider staying home. It came a month after union members had overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said the deal represents 'a fair and fiscally responsible agreement for our locomotive engineers, NJ Transit, our customers, and the taxpayers of New Jersey.' Union leaders voiced similar views. 'All along we've said we didn't want to be the highest paid engineers, we only wanted equal pay for equal work,' said Tom Haas, who works as an NJT engineer and serves as BLET's general chairman at the commuter railroad. 'This agreement brings us close to what our peers make for doing the same type of work with the same levels of experience and training. This agreement gives us the pay raises we needed, but also was done without a major hit to NJT's budget and should not require a fare hike for passengers.' NJ Transit — the nation's third-largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. The walkout halted all NJ Transit commuter trains, which provide heavily used public transit routes between New York City's Penn Station on one side of the Hudson River and communities in northern New Jersey on the other, as well as the Newark airport, which has grappled with unrelated delays of its own recently.
