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Early morning tractor-trailer rollover closes I-80 westbound lanes in Elmwood Park

Elmwood Park, NJ · 2h

CT Insider

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I-95 lane closures in Connecticut pushed back again. Here’s the new date

The start of the first phase of work has been postponed “due to contractor availability,” DOT said.

Connecticut · 3d

Lohud | The Journal News

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Dangerous New Castle Metro-North crossing to get new $107M overpass

A dangerous Metro-North Railroad crossing along the Saw Mill River Parkway in New Castle will be replaced with a $107 million overpass. The Roaring Brook Road crossing is among 91 projects across 37 states that will split $1.24 billion in funding earmarked for rail crossing safety upgrades, the Federal Railroad Administration announced Friday, Oct. 30. It’s the largest of the grants, surpassing the $90 million California received to eliminate a crossing in Burlingame. The New York State Department of Transportation will pick up 20% of the cost to design and build the overpass. The Harlem Line crossing has been the scene of dozens of accidents. Some 9,000 vehicles and over 100 passenger trains pass through every day. What to know about Roaring Brook Road crossing funds “Protecting the traveling public and enhancing the backbone of our nation’s transportation system — our rail network — is all part of the Trump administration's commitment to move people and products better than ever,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. New York’s U.S. senators, Democrats Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, have advocated for the changes. Schumer appeared in Garrison four years ago to highlight the need for rail crossing eliminations in New Castle

New Castle, NY · 3d

chargerbulletin.com

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Efforts to alleviate congestion on I-95 in Bridgeport

Interstate 95 (I-95) through Bridgeport and Fairfield carries up to 130,000 vehicles daily, exceeding its original design capacity, according to roadway historian and NYCRoads founder Steve Anderson. The road was originally built with a capacity of 90,000 to 115,000 vehicles per day. At a virtual open house held by the...

Bridgeport, CT · 2d
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Subway Safety for Women in NYC

Subway safety has continued to be of concern for women across NYC since the first underground rapid transit network opened in 1904. Over 100 years later, women are concerned for their safety as they board subway train. Women’s uneasiness permeates regardless of whether the train is packed or empty, if it is day or night, or if one is alone or with a group of people. Many women consciously keep their guard up throughout their commute, scanning the lengths of the train car they are in, or even tilting their heads to peer through the neighboring train car windows.

New York, NY · 5d

NBC Connecticut

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Major changes proposed for I-95 corridor between Fairfield, Bridgeport

Imagine driving along Interstate 95 through Fairfield and Bridgeport, but underground. It’s one of several ideas state transportation officials are studying as they look for ways to make one of Connecticut’s busiest stretches of highway safer and easier to travel. “We wanted to leave really no stone unturned...

Bridgeport, CT · 16h

Crafting Your Home

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Connecticut Drivers Face a Mandatory 6-Month License Suspension for a Third Violation of Passing a Stopped School Bus, Effective Oct. 1

A third violation of Connecticut's school bus stopping law now means a mandatory six-month license suspension under Public Act 26-95, which took effect Oct. 1.

Connecticut · 4h

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Winter Overnight Parking Restrictions Now In Effect Across Rockland County: 2026–2027 Guide

With the winter season approaching, overnight parking restrictions have officially taken effect in several Rockland County towns and villages, while additional regulations are scheduled to begin November 15. The restrictions are intended to keep roadways clear for snowplows, salt trucks, and emergency vehicles during winter weather. However, regulations differ significantly...

Rockland County, NY · 12h

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I-79 Northbound Lane Closures, North of Bridgeport in Monongalia County to Run into Thursday Morning

FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, DISTRICT FOUR OFFICE. There will be lane closures on the northbound right travel lanes from the Tom’s Run Bridge on Interstate 79, at milepost 145, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., starting Wednesday, November 04, 2026, to Thursday, November 5, 2026, for paving at the Tom’s Run Bridge.

Monongalia County, WV · 2d

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Hudson Tunnel Project’s massive boring machines get to work

The North River Tunnel, in service since 1910 and used for intercity passenger rail service, will be rehabilitated and remain in service alongside the Hudson Tunnel Project, expected to finish by 2035, with progress swiftly underway. Initially, the North River Tunnel was built with two tunnels in mind; however, only...

New Jersey · 10h

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Saturday Proved The Deadliest Day Of The Week For Fatal Crashes In New York, With 908 Incidents Over Five Years

Fatal crashes spiked on weekends across New York State from 2020 to 2024. Saturday saw the most with 908 deadly incidents, while summer months like August recorded 564 fatal crashes, according to a new five-year study.

New York · 3d

New York Post

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MTA saw record-high ridership over Halloween, marathon weekend in NYC — but straphangers have complaints

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw a record-breaking surge of riders over Halloween and New York City Marathon weekend — but many fed-up straphangers complained of dangerously crowded platforms and lengthy delays. Some 3.14 million riders took the subway Sunday, marking an all-time ridership high for the first day of the week and shattering last year’s record by 11%, Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA announced Monday. Similarly, the day before, on Halloween, straphangers smashed the previous post-pandemic Saturday record with 3.59 million riders, marking the most on a single Saturday since 2016. Roughly 3.59 million straphangers rode the subway on Halloween Saturday. Zuma / SplashNews.com Even before the Big Apple’s mammoth weekend, the subway carried a whopping 4.72 million passengers on a record-shattering Thursday, marking the highest single-day ridership since the pandemic with a 9.7% increase in ridership compared to the same day last year. “From the streets to the subways, New Yorkers were on the move this weekend in record numbers,” Hochul said in a press release. MTA bus-fare retreat could doom all NYC public transit “The subway is the lifeblood of our city and from Halloween to the marathon, the major events that make New York special simply

New York, NY · 2d

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Saturday Proved The Deadliest Day Of The Week For Fatal Crashes In New York, With 908 Incidents Over Five Years

Fatal crashes spiked on weekends across New York State from 2020 to 2024. Saturday saw the most with 908 deadly incidents, while summer months like August recorded 564 fatal crashes, according to a new five-year study.

New York · 3d

New York Post

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How the congestion-toll scam hides behind the fantasy of a carless city

Congestion pricing is a huge failure if you look at its stated goals, but a brilliant ploy to rob the public by appealing to the war on cars. Despite the mutual back-patting from Gov. Kathy Hochul and her MTA minions, traffic is no faster and the air is no cleaner since the city started tolling cars and trucks in much of Manhattan. It has raised money, yielding the MTA about $750 million this year, almost covering the lost revenue from bus and subway fare evasion. So if picking the pockets of working people is a win, then it’s going gangbusters. Dem pol blames congestion pricing for breakup after beau couldn’t afford toll — as she rips Hochul-backed tax But the warm-and-fuzzy crowd feels like the tolls are a win for the environment and so on, and feelings are what matter, right? Hence, too, the push to redesign the city to make driving a car as expensive and inconvenient as possible. Hochul just confessed: She’ll give Mamdani his tax hikes next year Bicycles account for about 1% of all commuting, but romantics feel they’ll become New Yorkers’ most popular option if we’re relentless enough in expanding mostly-empty bike lanes — and

New York · 6d

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Saturday Proved The Deadliest Day Of The Week For Fatal Crashes In New York, With 908 Incidents Over Five Years

Fatal crashes spiked on weekends across New York State from 2020 to 2024. Saturday saw the most with 908 deadly incidents, while summer months like August recorded 564 fatal crashes, according to a new five-year study.

New York · 3d

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Work begins on $1.9 billion NYC subway upgrade funded partly by congestion pricing

The largest signal and track replacement project in MTA history will modernize equipment that dates back to the 1930s. New York transit officials have launched a $1.9 billion project to replace nearly century-old subway signals and aging tracks in Brooklyn and Queens, using revenue from Manhattan’s controversial congestion pricing program to help finance the largest overhaul of its kind in Metropolitan Transportation Authority history.

New York, NY · 6d

Transportation Today News

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New York State DOT completes most of Van Wyck Expressway Project

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed a substantial portion of main line work on the $1.4 billion Van Wyck Expressway Project. Managed-use lanes opened on Friday in both directions between the Kew Gardens Interchange and Atlantic Avenue and John F. Kennedy International Airport.  The managed-use lanes will operate as high-occupancy vehicle […] The post New York State DOT completes most of Van Wyck Expressway Project appeared first on Transportation Today .

New York · 9d

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Governor Hochul Announces MTA Ridership Surge; Long Island Rail Road Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Levels & Metro-North Breaks Weekend Records

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) achieved several significant milestones following a surge in railroad ridership, with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the second time this year, and Metro-North Railroad setting new weekend ridership records, driven by fall travel, including foliage trains serving the Hudson Valley. Ridership on both railroads is at or near historic highs for both weekday and weekend travel, with LIRR monthly ridership in September now exceeding pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

New York · 8d