New Jersey Department of Transportation

Cherry Hill Courier-Post - Mon March 29, 2021

Retaining Wall Collapse on I-295 in New Jersey Snarls Traffic as Crews Rebuild

A partial collapse of a retaining wall along Interstate 295 in Bellmawr, N.J., on March 25 quickly led crews to the accident site to make repairs while lane closures snarled the freeway east of Philadelphia....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 11, 2021

Decade-Long N.J. Project Comes Into Focus

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is replacing the Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge over the Hackensack River at a cost of $495 million, with the goal of having the new bridge completed in early 2023....

Insider NJ - Thu February 18, 2021

New Jersey to Make $250M Overhaul of Camden Transportation Center

The first major step of a $250 million redevelopment of the Walter Rand Transportation Center (WRTC), the largest transportation hub in Camden County, N.J., was announced Feb. 17 by a host of New Jersey state, county and local officials....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 11, 2021

Jersey Awaits Its 'Direct Connection'

In an effort to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion at the intersection of I-295, I-76 and Route 42, crews in Camden County, N.J., are hard at work on the multi-year Direct Connection project....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 31, 2020

Union Paving Begins Portion of NJDOT's $155M Job

Union Paving & Construction Co. Inc. (UPC) started work on Contract B ($155.4 million) of the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) $218.5 million project to reconstruct the Route 3, Route 46, Valley Road and Notch/Rifle Camp Road interchanges last February....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 03, 2020

Konkus Corporation Replaces Bridge Decks for N.J. I-78 Bridges

Konkus Corporation crews are pressing forward with the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) $27.9 million I-78 Bridges over Route 202/Route 206 and Washington Valley Road project, which began in mid-December 2019 and should be finished by the end of 2022....

Jersey City Times - Wed October 28, 2020

Massive Jersey City-Kearny Bridge Takes Big Step, Set to Open in Spring

Construction of the new Hackensack River bridge linking Jersey City and Kearny, N.J., via New Jersey Route 7 has taken a big step forward with the recent and long-awaited installation of the lift span deck....

TAPintoSomerville - Tue October 20, 2020

Finish of New Jersey's U.S. 206 Bypass Delayed Until Next Spring

Completion of the long-awaited U.S. Highway 206/Peter J. Biondi Bypass will be delayed until spring, 2021, while the state's Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is expected to begin preliminary work on the widening of the state highway in the vicinity of Camplain Road and the nearby Norfolk Southern railroad trestle....

LehighValleyLive.com - Tue October 06, 2020

N.J. County's Freeholders Join in Asking for Fix to I-80 S-Curve

Warren County, N.J., freeholders on Sept. 23 voted to support Knowlton Township's request to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for an s-curve safety, mobility and congestion transportation problem statement for a section of Interstate 80 that winds through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 24, 2020

Missing Moves No More

Construction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) $180 million, I-295/Route 42 Missing Moves project began on March 20 when crews from South State Inc. arrived on the work site between I-295 and Route 42 in the Borough of Bellmawr in Camden County....