Archive for Tag: Department of Transportation

Lawmakers announce state grants to speed up transportation projects in Bergen and Essex counties

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen Christopher DePhillips and Al Barlas announced Thursday that the state is awarding more than $1 million in grants to Franklin Lakes Borough, Cedar Grove and Ridgewood to fund transportation projects. “Projects that support the safety of commuters, and especially our schoolchildren, have always been a...

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Bill improving transportation from Atlantic City airport to AC tourism district signed into law

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Don Guardian, Assemblywoman Claire Swift and Assemblyman Antwan McClellan’s bill improving transportation between the Atlantic City International Airport and Atlantic City’s tourism district was signed into law this week. The measure allows the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to enter into contracts with state transportation agencies...

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All school bus drivers face additional drug tests under proposed bill

TRENTON, N.J. – A week after New Jersey’s legal recreational marijuana sales officially started, Assemblyman Robert Auth and Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio say they plan to introduce a bill requiring school bus drivers to undergo additional random drug and alcohol testing. “Parents deserve the peace of mind that comes with...

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