New Jersey Transit hit with bulk of transportation project shutdown

July 12, 2016

An extended shutdown of those projects could pose safety concerns, according to Martin Robins, director emeritus of the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers.

“All of these things should not be stopped,” he said. “Hopefully, New Jersey Transit will tell the governor those are the things that are going to be restored.”

NJ.com, July 12

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