As New Jersey continues to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy's devastation, today U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced a $128,320,000 federal grant to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the repair of roads and highways damaged by the historic storm. The federal grant, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Relief… Read more »
CLIFTON - With the election less than two weeks away, Congressman Pascrell (D-NJ-08) today joined Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) New Jersey State Council Chairman Ray Greaves, ATU members, transit workers, passengers and advocates at the Allwood Road Park and Ride in Clifton to mobilize riders to vote and draw attention to the vital role public… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee who served for a decade on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that NJ Transit received $8.5 million to upgrade their bus fleet. The funds, which will be used to implement new Smart Bus technology and install on-board cameras,… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8), a former longtime member of the House Transportation Committee, today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) has awarded a $532,566 grant to create bike lanes along the proposed Morris Canal Greenway in the cities of Clifton and Paterson, along with other improvements. Rep. Pascrell supported… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee who served for a decade on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced New Jersey Transit will receive $76 million to purchase new hybrid and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, which will replace buses that have exceeded their useful lives… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) applauded today’s announcement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that $450 million originally allocated to the state of Florida would be used for Amtrak high-speed railway improvements in New Jersey. Today’s announcement comes as part of $2 Billion being reallocated nationwide by U.S.… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s rejection of New Jersey’s request to forgive $271 million in federal grants for the cancelled Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) tunnel project.
“I’m disappointed… Read more »
On a day when laborers and commuters have demonstrated in support of the trans-Hudson River ARC tunnel, U.S. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today cited the tunnel as vital to maintaining homeland security based on a 2008 report from the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board. Pascrell has been a long-time supporter of the tunnel project, which would provide a one-seat… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) New Jersey’s only member of the Homeland Security Committee today announced over $77,783,460 in new federal homeland security funding for New Jersey’s chemical plants, ports, rails, busses and emergency communication infrastructure.
“As the attempted terrorist… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today applauded NJ Transit’s announcement of bi-hourly weekend service rail service to be launched from Montclair’s Bay Street Station in November.
“The people of Montclair, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield and other communities have waited a long time for weekend… Read more »
