U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today applauded the New Jersey Department of Transportation for investing federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in resurfacing Route 80 westbound from Wayne Township to Parsippany-Troy Hills. “I am pleased to see this federal stimulus funding invested in… Read more »

NORTH BERGEN - Building upon the region’s rich legacy of major public transportation assets, Governor Jon S. Corzine, Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff and a group of other federal, state and local officials today broke ground on the Mass Transit Tunnel project, the largest… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) and the state Department of Transportation today announced that four communities in the Eighth Congressional District will split over $717,000 in federal Safe Routes to School funding.  Funding will be split between Montclair Township ($329,000), Clifton City ($263,000), Wayne Township ($110,000) and South Orange… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today praised the U.S. Department of Transportation for approving an alliance relationship between Continental Airlines, United Airlines and other Star Alliance airlines.  The new alliance relationship will make Continental more competitive with larger carriers by making more services and flight options… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today issued the following statement regarding a federally funded $4.1 million maintenance project that will improve Route 80 West from Squirrelwood Road in West Paterson to Route 23 in Wayne.  The project will begin on Monday, March 23 and is expected to be completed in June of 2009.  … Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today welcomed over $60 million in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Passaic and Essex County road projects in the 8th Congressional District.  “This investment is going to put people to work and it’s going to do it fast,” stated… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today hailed President Barack Obama’s release of $26.6 billion to repair highways, roads and bridges as the centerpiece of America’s economic recovery.  Pleased by the $651,774,480 investment in New Jersey’s roadways, Pascrell made the following statement:  … Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today made the following statement regarding completion of the Hillery Street Bridge improvement project: “Completion of the Hillery Street Bridge improvement project is a clear example of how federal infrastructure investment can generate work that improves neighborhoods,… Read more »

U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-08) today announced that the final version of the Economic Recovery Act negotiated by the Senate and House of Representatives and expected to be voted on today includes provisions which would allow up to a $1.5 billion federal commitment towards the new rail… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) hailed the passage of an amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that would increase total transit funding by $3 billion from $9 billion to $12 billion. “The $3 billion increase in transit funding that was attached to the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act was… Read more »