New Jersey Department of Transportation

Cherry Hill Courier-Post - Tue September 06, 2022

N.J.'s Camden County to Begin Work on First of Two New Pedestrian Bridges

Officials in New Jersey's Camden County have announced that plans are being made for a trail bridge over the Cooper River catering specifically to bicyclists and pedestrians — the first of two new spans to cross the river and help connect the county's local and regional trail system....

Philadelphia Inquirer & WCAU-TV - Tue June 07, 2022

Report Reveals Wall Collapse on New Jersey Road Project Due to 'Slope Instabilities'

For more than a year, people in New Jersey have wondered what caused a large retaining wall at a major construction site along Interstate 295 to partially collapse. Now, they are finally getting answers....

New Jersey Herald - Tue April 26, 2022

NJDOT Approves Study of I-80 Retaining Wall

A project to study damage to a retaining wall that supports a raised section of Interstate 80 near the Delaware Water Gap, was approved recently by a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) internal committee....

CEG - Mon January 31, 2022

Replacement of NJ Rt. 3 Bridge Over Hackensack River in Secaucus is Planned

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez, Cory Booker and the state's other top elected officials in Secaucus on Jan. 25 to reveal plans for a new eastbound bridge along, a key artery connecting North Jersey to New York City....

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....