Bus and Rail Rolling Stock will be replaced as it reaches the end of its useful life. Lease payments are included in the program to begin payment of 650 transit buses which are in production and development of specifications for rail cars is also included. Promote the safety of the state's transportation system by implementing specific actions, consistent with community objectives, to improve highway, rail, and pedestrian safety. A new intersection improvements program to expedite safety improvements at intersections on the state highway system. A new train pre-emption program, which will modify traffic signals and railroad crossing signals to provide an adequate traffic clearance interval when a train approaches.
Congestion imposes a variety of costs on our state's economy and society.
The capital program provides funding for key projects which advance our congestion relief and mobility objectives. Final funding for construction of the Route 21 missing link in Passaic County. Final funding for construction of Route 29 in Trenton. Construction funding for the Route 33 Freehold Bypass. Continued construction in the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail System.