U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and New Jersey Department of Transportation are allocating $2,700,000 in federal grants to critical local projects in Paterson, Passaic City, and Clifton. The funds come from the federal Transportation Alternatives Program.
“These grants will help local communities make… Read more »
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10), and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), today applauded the final execution of a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), unlocking over $800 million in federal funding for construction of a new Portal North Bridge.
NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett today… Read more »
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09) today announced Paterson was awarded $3,400,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction funding. The city will work with local medical and social service providers to remove lead paint in 66 low-income housing units with children.
More than… Read more »
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Albio Sires (D-NJ-08), Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) today announced the allocation of $248 million for the Portal Bridge replacement project. This federal funding comes from additional appropriations the congressional… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey’s only member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, demanded a significant increase in funding for America’s roads, bridges, and tunnel systems. Rep. Pascrell decried neglected initiatives because of lack of federal funding in his home state of New Jersey, stressing the critical need to focus on building infrastructure… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) released the following statement regarding the House’s vote to approve the minibus spending bills H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865, which is Pascrell’s own bill:
“Today the House considered two spending bills to fund our government for the next fiscal year. Both bills contained several of our shared priorities and wins for New Jersey and the American… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee who served for a decade on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award a contract for the construction of a new air traffic control tower at Teterboro Airport. Walsh… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo, Jr., and local officials met today to tour the Kingsland Avenue Bridge. The local, state, and federal leaders discussed their joint efforts to obtain full funding to fix or replace the bridge.
“The year the Kingsland Avenue Bridge was built, Theodore Roosevelt was President,… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) lauded the first public hearings on the environmental review process for ultimately replacing the long-decrepit Port Authority Bus Terminal, which were held Wednesday evening in Tenafly, New Jersey, and in Midtown Manhattan.
“I welcome these public hearings with open arms,” said Rep. Pascrell. “The Port Authority Bus Terminal is a lifeblood artery… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced the awarding of a $920,000 federal grant to the borough of Leonia under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Asides (TA Set-Asides) program. The money will help fund measures to increase pedestrian safety through Leonia’s Broad Avenue Complete Streets Improvement Project.
“Increasing and maintaining pedestrian safety within our communities is… Read more »
