# NEW JERSEY | LOW-RISE / GENERAL Development News + Construction **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [January 6, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279 "2023-01-06T15:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/162 "2025-06-22T23:19:08Z")
Was really hoping for Fulop in the primary but i kinda knew it was a fool’s hope ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/163 "2025-06-23T04:05:06Z")
Same. The primary winning democratic candidate doesn’t seem too bad but Fulop wasn’t hiding that he wanted to kill or otherwise reduce the scope of the wasteful Turnpike project along with proposing major transit upgrades. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/164 "2025-06-24T21:18:14Z")
This bridge project has had completion deadlines pushed and it seems they finally broke ground on the lift portion of the bridge. The approach spans have been completed for a while. This thing was started at a similar time as Portal yet that one is actually moving along nicely. > **[A 117-year-old N.J. bridge that survived a superstorm is finally being replaced](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/06/a-117-year-old-nj-bridge-that-survived-a-superstorm-is-finally-being-replaced.html?outputType=amp)** > > Construction started second part of an $800 million three part project to replace a 116-year old bridge that takes NJ Transits North Jersey Coast Line over the Raritan River. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/165 "2025-07-22T20:12:07Z")
> > > Jersey Digs @JerseyDigs ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/166 "2025-08-22T15:06:59Z")
[NJ TRANSIT Rail Service: New Rail Schedules – Effective Sunday, August 24, 2025 | New Jersey Public Transportation Corporation](https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1962153) > - Train 3200, the 12:14 AM departure from Long Branch, will terminate at Newark Penn Station and is renumbered as Train 5200. Customers for Secaucus and New York may transfer to Train 3800 at Newark, arriving PSNY at 2:09 AM. This instruction should make it clear that due to overnight Newark Pennsylvania Station security concerns, the transfer should be made at Newark Airport station and not at Newark Penn Station. As someone who had the gross misfortune to connect at Newark Penn between two late-night trains, I hope and pray that the conductors onboard train 3200 are instructed to make the appropriate announcements to protect their passengers’ safety. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/167 "2025-09-08T14:48:12Z")
> **[NJ Transit Begins Major New Brunswick Train Station Renovations This Week](https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/nj-transit-begins-major-new-brunswick-train-station-renovations-week)** > > One of the biggest changes is NJ Transit will install clear Plexiglass walls along both platforms. A new waiting room will be built. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/168 "2025-09-09T21:40:41Z")
More new NJ Transit Trains coming in the year 2200. > **[NJ Transit buys 200 more multilevel rail cars as it phases out aging...](https://www.roi-nj.com/2025/09/09/transportation/nj-transit-buys-200-more-multilevel-rail-cars-as-it-phases-out-aging-single-level-cars/)** > > NJ Transit said Sept. 9 it has exercised a contract option with Alstom Transportation Inc. for the purchase of 200 more multilevel rail cars. > **[Alstom in Plattsburgh wins $1.1B contract ](https://suncommunitynews.com/news/120943/alstom-in-plattsburgh-wins-11b-contract/)** > > PLATTSBURGH | Alstom in Plattsburgh has been awarded a $1.1 billion order from N.J. Transit for an additional 200 Multilevel III commuter railcars and 12 ALP 45 dual power locomotives.  > **[Alstom in Plattsburgh wins $1.1B contract ](https://suncommunitynews.com/news/120943/alstom-in-plattsburgh-wins-11b-contract/)** > > PLATTSBURGH | Alstom in Plattsburgh has been awarded a $1.1 billion order from N.J. Transit for an additional 200 Multilevel III commuter railcars and 12 ALP 45 dual power locomotives.  ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/169 "2025-11-13T21:02:54Z")
This is absolutely _criminal_. [On LinkedIn, Alstom is announcing that the first handful of Multilevel III cars are _finally_ nearing completion.](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alstom_njt-behind-the-scenespdf-activity-7394401184293466112-TBZw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFfCgJMBb64bJIQeEKwgUo1fNo4dqMPfqB8) The original contract to Bombardier (Alstom took them over) was awarded in **2018,** with original delivery expected to be in **2024**. In reality, it is alleged that they will come in **2026**. NJT should go the route SEPTA did with CRRC and fire them for not delivering the product on time because over a billion dollars were wasted on junk that still isn’t ready. Absolute Crap and Garbage. In addition, as they announce an almost $1 billion plan to upgrade the existing cars, with completion by 2036, the CEO decides to quit. These timeframes are ludicrous. > **[NJ Transit CEO confirms he’s leaving the agency as it launches $917M project](https://www.nj.com/traffic/2025/11/nj-transit-ceo-confirms-hes-leaving-the-agency-as-it-launches-917m-rail-car-project.html)** > > NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri will not seek reappointment in Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's administration. [https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/njt-slates-917mm-multilevel-i-ii-overhaul/](https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/njt-slates-917mm-multilevel-i-ii-overhaul/) ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/170 "2025-11-17T05:27:43Z")
There is talk that the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail may actually get an extension to serve Bergen County. This has been stalled for a while but they’re finally taking steps to get preliminary things done such as an EIS. > **[NJ TRANSIT](https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-advances-environmental-impact-statement-expansion-hudson-bergen-light)** > > New Jersey Public Transportation Corporation - The Way To Go > **[4 New Light Rail Stops Are Coming To Bergen County, NJ Transit Says](https://patch.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/amp/33215917/4-light-rail-stops-coming-to-bergen-county-nj-transit-says)** > > Why isn't the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line actually in Bergen County? NJ Transit took a step to extend the line through 4 towns on Friday. ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/171 "2025-11-17T17:19:11Z")
They already did an EIS for that extension back in 2007 😭 [https://www.permits.performance.gov/proj/northern-branch/environmental-impact-statement-eis-0](https://www.permits.performance.gov/proj/northern-branch/environmental-impact-statement-eis-0) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/172 "2025-11-17T17:36:21Z")
What are your all-time favorite New Jersey vaporware projects? Here are my top five: 1. HBLR 440 extension - [The HBLR Route 440 Extension Project -](https://hblr440.com/) 2. HBLR Bergen County extension 3. Extension to Andover NJ / Scranton PA? - [Lackawanna Cut-Off](https://lackawannacutoff.org/) 4. North Brunswick train station on Northeast Corridor line - [North Brunswick Train Station | Middlesex County NJ](https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/discover-our-community/north-brunswick-train-station) 5. MOM Line - [Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Ocean_Middlesex_Line) NJ Transit runs a very busy vaporware factory, so there are many other products out there that I’m not including. These are just my favorite five. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/173 "2025-11-17T21:11:38Z")
No. 3 is actually happening (at least to Andover), but at a glacial pace. They actually rebuilt a tunnel and stuff along the line not too long ago. Also the MultiLevel III cars and the half-built Raritan River bridge are also top contenders for NJ Transit vaporware. ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/174 "2025-11-18T14:55:39Z")
The DMU light rail line from Hackensack to Paterson first announced in 2007 has a special place in my heart. > **[Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passaic%E2%80%93Bergen%E2%80%93Hudson_Transit_Project)** > > The Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project is a project under study by NJ Transit to reintroduce passenger service on a portion of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) right-of-way (ROW) in Passaic, Bergen and Hudson counties using newly built, FRA-compliant diesel multiple unit rail cars. Plans call for service to run from Hawthorne south through Paterson, east to Hackensack and then southeast to North Bergen, where it would join the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR). > The ROW was... ---
**Author:** ![ramvid01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@ramvid01](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ramvid01)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/175 "2025-11-18T18:21:34Z")
I think it is crazy to me that the state of NJ has more viable deactivated rail routes for passenger service than most states have active passenger service routes. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/176 "2025-11-18T20:53:29Z")
There’s at least _two_ where I live. It’s insane since they’d actually have utility and help reduce beach traffic (especially during the summer). A number of these lines met their demise in the 1960s (at least for some by me) which is also around the time NJ started taking over a number of commuter services and the railroads such as the PRR, CNJ, Erie and Lackawanna started discontinuing their commuter trains due to low profitability. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/177 "2025-11-21T19:36:39Z")
Is anyone surprised? I’m not. All the Congestion Pricing critics are silent with the proposed PATH fare increase. > **[NJ leaders who hated on congestion pricing notably silent on PATH fare hikes](https://gothamist.com/news/nj-leaders-who-hated-on-congestion-pricing-notably-silent-on-path-fare-hikes)** > > The PATH fare is set to rise from $3 to $4 over the next four years. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/178 "2025-11-23T02:51:42Z")
what is surprising, though, is that a private operator of a single “public” bus route survived until 2025, probably half a century after it should have gone out of business > **[NJ Transit steps in to keep buses running for a 6th time after a private...](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/11/nj-transit-steps-in-to-keep-buses-running-for-a-6th-time-after-a-private-company-quits.html?outputType=amp)** > > The lights will go out at the legacy Broadway Bus Company at the end of November. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/179 "2025-11-28T17:07:14Z")
A group of organized NIMBYs (which includes some mayors) want to go to a federal judge to pause affordable housing because they don’t want builders to create “high-density” construction in their towns. > **[N.J. municipal coalition goes to federal judge to halt affordable housing...](https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/n-j-municipal-coalition-goes-to-federal-judge-to-halt-affordable-housing-mandates/)** > > Citing a statewide clash over zoning, density, and municipal autonomy, a coalition of mayors and local officials has asked a federal judge for a ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/180 "2025-12-03T06:02:43Z")
In Newark, the Penn Plaza building that is home to Horizon Blue Cross and former home to NJ Transit may undergo redevelopment in the future that includes a new 30-floor residential tower and a new tower for Horizon. In addition, developers have until December 31 to register interest in this project. > **[Newark riverfront project could transform NJ Transit, Horizon office buildings](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/12/newark-riverfront-project-could-transform-nj-transit-horizon-office-buildings.html?outputType=amp)** > > NJ Transit and Horizon Blue Cross announced plans to redevelop their Penn Plaza office building sites in to residential and corporate office towers. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/181 "2025-12-14T16:08:33Z")
an update on proposed new rail line south of Camden > **[Controversial $2B N.J. rail project moving forward despite residents saying ‘no’](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/12/controversial-2b-nj-rail-project-moving-forward-despite-residents-saying-no.html)** > > Five towns have formally opposed the Glassboro-Camden Light Rail through resolutions or referendums, but NJ Transit is acquiring the first of 216 properties needed. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279.md?page=10)