Tag: New Jersey DOT

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT partners with GEICO for “Safe Phone Zones”

Insurer GEICO is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to sponsor rest areas and scenic overlooks in the state and rebranding them as “Safe Phone Zones” with the intent of reducing distracted driving. GEICO is sponsoring similar initiatives in New York, Virginia, Arizona, Illinois and Florida. “We have an obligation to raise […]

June 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Jersey provides 373 municipal aid transportation project grants valued at $78.8 million

The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is supplying $78.8 million to 373 local aid grants aimed at providing funds for municipality transportation projects without those entities needed to draw on local property taxes. “Most of the Municipal Aid grants will support road resurfacing or preservation projects, and will help towns make much needed repairs,” says […]

June 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT launches traffic incident management training website

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has created a website aimed at being a traffic incident management (TIM) training “resource portal” for first responders. The program will focus on efforts to minimize the effects of incidents on traffic flow, while protecting motorists and first responders. The site, NJTIM.org, was developed in coordination with academic institutions […]

November 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Jersey bill would require DOT to compensate municipalities affected by TTF shutdown

A new bill proposed by members of the New Jersey general assembly would require the New Jersey DOT (NJDOT) to compensate local governments for “delay damages” on transportation projects that are caused by the shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects. Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of TTF projects July 8 in response to legislative […]

September 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Contractors, workers suffering after one month of N.J. transportation project shutdown

One month after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects due to a funding showdown with the state general assembly, contractors and workers continue to suffer the repercussions. The shutdown affects 900 projects valued at roughly $650 million. Intact projects are those that are funded by the federal […]

August 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

NASTO honors 7 DOTs for excellence in transportation construction projects

The Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) recognized seven state departments of transportation (DOTs) as the first regional winners for the America’s Transportation Awards. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor the program, which honors the best transportation projects in the categories […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rutgers: New Jersey DOT total road cost is $183,757 per mile

A new study by Rutgers University’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center finds that the average costs of planning, construction, operation and maintenance of roadways maintained by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is $183,757 per mile. The university conducted the study as part of a program aimed at the “aggregate costs” that are connected […]

May 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Richard T. Hammer named New Jersey DOT acting commissioner

Gov. Chris Christie has named Richard T. Hammer as acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), following the resignation of previous commissioner Jamie Fox in October. Hammer has been serving as assistant commissioner over the NJDOT’s Capital Program Management since 2006. “Rick’s 33-years of service to New Jersey and the department bring […]

November 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT commissioner Fox resigns amid controversy

New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox has announced that he wills step down from his position at the end of the month, just one year after being sworn into office and in the middle of accusations of ethics violations. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the decision last week in a press release that […]

October 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT commissioner accused of ethics violations

The commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation has been accused of violating ethics laws last year when he failed to recuse himself from a meeting with a company he lobbied for just a month prior. According to NorthJersey.com, two former State Ethics Commission chiefs said Jamie Fox committed ethics violations by sitting in on […]

October 1, 2015

Business

Worker’s death in Ohio bridge collapse places urgency upon New Jersey bridge inspections

Aging infrastructure issues are well-known topics across the political landscape, as President Obama alluded to in his recent State of the Union address. Unfortunately, it takes a tragic incident such as the death of an Ohio construction worker in an overpass collapse to really grab the attention of officials. As a direct result of the Ohio incident, […]

January 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Deadly roadway in N.J. receiving immediate attention

The New Jersey Department of Transportation will immediately look into a deadly section of roadway in North Bergen. Three people died in a crash where Route 2 eastbound curves and merges with the Route 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel. The area has claimed seven lives in three separate crashes in since August. Although rumble […]

July 11, 2014