NJ Transit’s First New Station in Years Risks Adding Congestion
- Time-saving flyover dropped from North Brunswick site plan
- Years behind, project given to county agency with mixed record
This article is for subscribers only.
New Jersey Transit’s first new station in almost two decades for the nation’s busiest train line promises to ease Manhattan commutes, boost property values and unclog highways. But skeptics warn that the project could actually worsen congestion.
The plan omits a crucial traffic reliever, a $300 million flyover track that would let trains make U-turns near the new North Brunswick stop. It also skips bidding by potential private managers, giving control to a local public agency that’s a political stronghold with a mixed record on its projects.