Secaucus–Jersey City Transitway planning is moving forward after the NJ TRANSIT board approved $22.2 million, plus a 10% contingency, to complete Phase 2 engineering and design for the Secaucus–Jersey City segment of the Secaucus–Meadowlands Transitway extension, as reported by Metro Magazine.

The project is intended to deliver environmentally friendly transit access linking the Meadowlands Sports and Entertainment Complex, Secaucus Junction, and Jersey City.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

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NJ TRANSIT President/CEO Kris Kolluri said the effort is advancing as a public transportation solution that supports New Jersey’s economic growth and adds travel options for residents and visitors heading to the state’s sports and entertainment destinations, according to an NJ TRANSIT press release.

What Phase 2 of the Secaucus–Jersey City Transitway includes?

Phase 2 focuses on designing a dedicated right-of-way between Secaucus and Jersey City, with multiple stops planned along the route. NJ TRANSIT said this right-of-way is intended to accommodate multiple vehicle forms, excluding rail, and that the alignment would use the former Boonton rail line and the Bergen Arches.

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HNTB contract extension and prior Phase 1 work

For the next design stage of Phase 2 — Transitway Jersey City — the board approved extending NJ TRANSIT’s existing contract with engineering firm HNTB for an amount not to exceed $22,283,241.90, plus a 10% contingency.

The agency also referenced earlier work on the program. Phase 1 began in 2021, when the board authorized entering into a contract with HNTB for $3,542,944.75 to complete conceptual development and preliminary design, as described in an NJ TRANSIT 2021 announcement.

Capacity benefits and future-ready operations

NJ TRANSIT described the overall Transitway program as having a two-fold goal. One element is increasing service capacity, enabling more customers to travel between the Meadowlands Sports and Entertainment Complex and Secaucus Junction Station more efficiently.

Beyond the Phase 1 benefits tied to increasing capacity for major events at MetLife Stadium, the agency said Phase 2 would create a brand-new service corridor in one of North Jersey’s most densely populated areas through the adaptive reuse of existing right-of-way owned by NJ TRANSIT.

As part of the overall project, NJ TRANSIT said the transit modes considered in this work should be configured so they can be implemented with zero-emission vehicles — or readily transitioned to them in the future — and can scale to fully autonomous vehicle operation as industry advances allow.

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