Introduction
a. Overview
This document is the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for the State of New Jersey for
federal fiscal years 2016 (beginning October 1, 2015) through 2025 (ending September 30, 2025).
The STIP serves two purposes. First, it presents a comprehensive, one-volume guide to major transportation
improvements planned in the State of New Jersey. Second, it serves as the reference document, required under
federal regulations (23 CFR 450.216), for use by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) in approving the expenditure of federal funds for transportation projects in New
Jersey. The STIP is a valuable reference for implementing agencies such as the New Jersey Department of
Transportation (NJDOT) and the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), and all other parties interested
in transportation issues in the state.
Federal legislation requires that each state develop one multimodal STIP for all areas of their state. In
New Jersey, the STIP consists of a listing of statewide line items and programs, as well as three regional
Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs), which were developed by three Metropolitan Planning Organizations
(MPOs) covering the state. Those three TIPs contain local and state highway projects, statewide line items
and programs, and public transit and authority-sponsored projects.
This STIP conforms to, and in many cases exceeds, the specific requirements of the federal regulations:
- It lists the priority projects programmed for the first four (4) years of the planning period. It
also includes a priority list of projects to be funded over an additional six (6) years.
- It is fiscally constrained for the entire 10 years (A detailed discussion of fiscal constraint issues
is found in subsection “i”).
- It contains all regionally significant projects, regardless of funding source.
- It contains all projects programmed for federal funds.
- It contains, for information, state-funded projects.
- It contains expansive descriptive information.
Finally, the STIP is a 10-year plan that is fiscally constrained based on federal resources remaining flat
for the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT. State resources were assumed to remain flat in FYs 2016 through 2025.
State funding consists of the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), and Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey (PANYNJ) funding resources.
b. Performance-based Planning and Asset Management
In January 2008, the NJDOT implemented an Asset Management policy. This policy is the official institutional
approach to managing infrastructure assets, and making capital investment decisions related to these assets.
This approach serves to support and complement the 10-year Capital Investment Strategy (CIS), the 10-year
STIP, the annual Transportation Capital Program, and the biennial Study and Development Program.
The NJDOT recognizes that there are ever-increasing challenges to funding transportation improvements. Asset
management offers an alternative to focusing solely on problem spots and/or the worst conditions. The NJDOT
defines asset management as, “the systematic process of maintaining, upgrading, and operating physical assets
cost-effectively”.
Recently, Performance-based Planning and Performance Management are terms used in relation to the broader use
of performance to manage and improve the transportation system. Asset Management focuses on the subset of
Performance-based Planning and Performance Management related to physical assets. However, the NJDOT has
used, and is continuing to use, a Performance-based Planning approach to make capital investment choices. The
NJDOT continues to seek out, and utilize, the best data and predictive models, to make the most effective,
efficient and informed investment choices.
c. Public Participation Process
New Jersey is completely covered by its three MPOs: the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC);
the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO); and the North Jersey Transportation Planning
Authority Inc. (NJTPA). This STIP incorporates their three separate TIPs without modification.
Each MPO has a public participation process for their regional transportation plan, TIP and conformity
determination. The state makes copies of the STIP available at each MPO public meeting, and representatives
from the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT are present to answer questions and concerns raised by the public about the
programs. The public comment period for each MPO TIP, and the STIP, runs for 30 days.
d. Statewide Transportation Plan
The federal statewide planning rule requires that the STIP contain projects consistent with the statewide
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). New Jersey’s LRTP,
Transportation Choices 2030, was prepared
and made available to the public in October 2008, and was submitted to the FHWA and the FTA in January
2010, following a period of public review and for addressing comments.
The NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT collaborated to prepare the LRTP,
Transportation Choices 2030. The agencies
conducted extensive public outreach and inter-agency coordination, along with technical assessments to:
examine the state’s transportation system; describe a vision for the future; identify goals, objectives,
strategies and actions, and; identify needs and resources. The results of that work have been posted on the
Transportation Choices 2030 website, so they
are an easily accessible source of information on the development of the LRTP. The website also provides an
opportunity for the public to offer comments on the LRTP to the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT.
Transportation Choices 2030 provided the
foundation for development of the Statewide Capital Investment Strategy (SCIS), which shaped the investment
priorities for this STIP. The SCIS functions as an instrument that links the LRTP to the 10-year capital
plan (STIP), by connecting broad goals to specific investment choices. Within the context of an asset
management approach, the SCIS guides the selection of projects and programs to reduce the backlog of
deficiencies, to improve the condition of the transportation system and to achieve the best possible
performance. Thus, both the SCIS and the STIP serve as mechanisms to achieve the vision of the LRTP and,
therefore, the projects and programs in the STIP are consistent with the LRTP,
Transportation Choices 2030.
e. Conformity for MPO Plans and Programs
The MPO Regional Transportation Plans are subjected to conformity analysis in order to demonstrate that each
plan conforms to the State Implementation Plan (SIP). Each MPO TIP must be consistent with their conforming
plan, such that the regional emission analysis performed on the plan applies to their TIP. This determination
means that the implementation of projects and programs in the MPO TIPs will have a positive impact, in the
aggregate, on air quality. Since the STIP contains the three MPO TIPs without modification, the
implementation of the STIP conforms to the regional transportation plans and will also have a positive
impact on air quality.
f. Congestion Management Process
All projects in this STIP that will result in a significant increase in carrying capacity for single
occupant vehicles are supported by a fully operational congestion management process, in place at each
MPO.
g. Development of the STIP
This STIP is the product of months of staff work, and deliberations, involving the NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, county
and municipal transportation planners and engineers, other transportation providing agencies, the public, and
elected officials at the state, county, and municipal levels. The main decision-making forums for selecting
projects for this program were the state’s three MPOs:
- NJTPA, covering Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic,
Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties;
- DVRPC, covering Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties;
- SJTPO, covering Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties.
The process of building the current STIP began in the fall of 2014, with intensive staff work by the
NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, and the MPOs.
All projects that were identified as potential candidates for inclusion in the regional TIPs of each of the
three MPOs were subjected to intensive screening to verify project scope, status, schedule, and cost. The
resulting “pool” of projects was analyzed independently by the NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, and the MPOs. Each project
was then assigned a priority-ranking, based on the extent to which it would advance identified regional and
statewide objectives. Such objectives are set forth in; the STIP, the LRTP (Transportation Choices 2030), the
three MPO Regional Transportation Plans, the SCIS, air quality objectives, and the broad social and economic
goals of the state Development and Redevelopment Plan. The NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT developed and circulated
revenue projections, for planning purposes, to each of the MPOs, based on the best current assessment of
available state, federal, and other funds. The NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT and each of the three MPOs entered into
intensive discussions to negotiate a list of deliverable transportation projects that best fit the composite
statewide and regional priorities within a financially constrained program. These negotiated project lists
were used as the basis for publishing the Draft Transportation Capital Program Fiscal Year 2016 by the NJDOT
and NJ TRANSIT in March 2015, and for preparing TIPs for further analysis by each of the MPOs. Projects in
the STIP and three MPO’s TIPs are consistent with the three MPO Regional Transportation Plans.
h. STIP Modifications and Amendments
The STIP may be modified or amended according to the procedures set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) for TIP/STIP changes between the three MPOs, NJ TRANSIT, and the NJDOT. The MOU was fully executed in
October 2012. STIP changes, once approved by the MPOs in concert with either NJ TRANSIT or the NJDOT, are
forwarded to the FHWA and/or the FTA for their approval, when necessary. The modified and amended STIP is
available for viewing through the eSTIP system, which is available on the NJDOT website.
i. Financial Plan
Federal law and regulations require that the STIP be fiscally constrained for the first four years.
Specifically, “planned federal aid expenditures” cannot exceed “projected revenues.” The major sources of
funding identified in this document are; the FHWA, the FTA, the TTF and the PANYNJ. The NJDOT and its
transportation planning partners (NJ TRANSIT, NJTPA, DVRPC, SJTPO, FHWA, and FTA) have developed an estimate
of $14,154.2 million in available state, federal and other revenues to support the state’s transportation
budget during the four fiscal years from 2016 through 2019. (For planning purposes, state revenues are
estimated on the basis of state fiscal years, which begin on July 1, and federal revenues are estimated on
the basis of federal fiscal years, which begin on October 1.)
In addition, the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT have incorporated an additional six (6) years of constrained resources
into the 10-year STIP. The 10-year total is estimated to be $32,618.3 million. This amount constitutes the
funding expected to be available to support the whole FY 2016 - FY 2025 STIP. These revenue estimates were
developed cooperatively by the NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, and New Jersey’s three MPOs, in full consultation with the
FHWA and the FTA, at a meeting held on October 28, 2014.
Tables 1 through 5 list these amounts by year and by funding category, and compares them to the actual
amounts programmed in the TIPs and STIP. Following are the revenue assumptions used in developing
these tables.
- Dollar amounts shown in federal funding categories are based, except as otherwise noted below, on the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) federal-aid apportionment tables, or equivalent
data, obtained from the FHWA, the FTA, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as appropriate. It
should be noted that the apportionment tables are greater than the obligation authority that will
ultimately be provided. Obligation authority applies only to FHWA formula funds, and has been approximately
8 to 10 percent below appropriated levels.
- Construction cost estimates are escalated to the mid-point of construction to address “year of
expenditure dollars.” The NJDOT uses several methods and tools to develop construction cost estimates
including; historical bid-based estimating, historical percentages estimating, and the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) project cost estimation software, to prepare
detailed and long range cost estimates. The AASHTOWare project cost estimation software includes the
ability to use historical pricing information in estimating new project costs. This historical pricing
includes a programmed general default inflation factor that automatically calculates based on past pricing
history. The NJDOT employs this feature where possible.
- Funds in the Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
categories are broken down into the allocations and minimums required by federal law.
- “High Priority” funds and “demo” funds are shown only as authorized by federal legislation. These
Congressional earmark projects are shown with the fund type “DEMO” in the STIP.
- The state will provide $1.6 billion in FY 2016 and FY 2017 to support the capital program. For
programming purposes, it is assumed that the NJDOT’s share of state funds is $743.5 million of TTF and $353
million of PANYNJ in FY 2016, and $1,017.5 million of TTF in FY 2017. NJ TRANSIT’s share of the TTF is
$503.5 million in FY 2016 and $582.5 million FY 2017.
- The following transfers are programmed between the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT:
- For FYs 2016-2019, $50 million of FHWA Congestion Management Air Quality (CMAQ) funds, $50 million of
STP funds, and $1 million of TAP funds are to be transferred annually for use by NJ TRANSIT;
- For FYs 2016-2018, $86 million of FHWA STP sub-allocated funds are to be flexed annually to NJ
TRANSIT in return for $86 million of TTF funds for local project support by the NJDOT;
- In FY 2016, $32.5 million of FHWA STP funds are to be flexed to NJ TRANSIT in return for $32.5
million of TTF funds for use by the NJDOT.
- In FY 2006, the NJDOT used a federal financing program (Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles, or
“GARVEEs”) to finance Route 52, Causeway Replacement Contract A in Ocean City. This project was selected
for GARVEE funding because of; the poor condition of the four bridges, the delay in construction that would
be caused by waiting for conventional financing, the cost and annoyance of continual emergency repairs, and
the importance of the causeway as an emergency evacuation route. This proposed STIP funds the final two
years of bond payments related to that project.
- The Route 278 Goethals bridge replacement is a Public-Private Partnership (P3), awarded by the
PANYNJ to the NYNJ Link Partnership, which provides for a 40-year design-build-finance-maintain contract
to replace the 80 plus year old bridge with a new state-of-the-art cable-stayed bridge.
Because New Jersey is classified as a “non-attainment” area with regard to air quality, certain project
funding must meet a federal standard of “available or committed” revenue in FY 2016 and FY 2017 to be
considered fiscally constrained. Such projects are those which are funded with federal resources, and all
other “projects of regional significance” regardless of funding source. All federal funds in FY 2016 and FY
2017 are based on the current federal-aid apportionment tables allocations or equivalent data obtained from
the FHWA, the FTA and the FAA, as appropriate, and are therefore considered available. All TTF funding for FY
2016 will be appropriated July 1, 2015. Sufficient funds are available or committed to cover funding of
projects and programs in the FY 2016 - FY 2017 period. New Jersey’s transportation authorities also use their
own revenues to fund various projects classified as “projects of regional significance.” These projects are
listed in Section VIII.
The state of New Jersey has made a significant commitment to public transportation through continued
operating support from the state’s general fund. Since the inception of NJ TRANSIT, the state has contributed
nearly $7.3 billion of operating assistance, over $3.0 billion in the last 10 years alone. During the same
10-year period, the state also has chosen to supplement that operating assistance with over $1 billion of
funding, allocated to transportation operations from the state’s general fund contribution, to the TTF.
With two notable exceptions, federal and state funds are not “allocated” to—that is, required to be spent
within the boundaries of—the state’s three MPOs. The first exception is for STP funds, some of which are
required under a formula in federal regulations to be allocated to MPOs. These allocated funds are shown in
the following tables as “STP-NJTPA,” “STP-DVRPC,” “STP-SJTPO,” and “TAP.” The second exception for is Trust
Fund state-aid funds, which are allocated on a county-by-county basis under a statutory and regulatory
formula.
The actual budgeting of federal and state funds for projects within the MPO areas is a product of the
development of the three regional TIPs, the STIP, and legislative approval of the annual transportation
capital program. On a statewide basis, the cost of projects programmed for a particular fiscal year must
equal the planned resources for that year. Each project must also be assigned to a funding category that is
appropriate for the project, and for which adequate funding is available. From year to year there may be
significant variations in the amount of funds actually programmed within an MPO area, as needs and specific
project implementation schedules dictate. These programming decisions are made on a cooperative basis with
the participation of the NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, local government representatives, other agencies (all of whom are
members of the MPOs), the State Legislature, citizens’ groups, and the general public.
For the purpose of defining a project line item estimate in the STIP, each item includes an estimate of
independent contractor costs to produce the project, an estimate of implementing agency costs anticipated in
support of the development and delivery of the project, and any payments to third parties regarding matters
of right-of-way and utility relocations. The implementing agency costs include activities such as;
inspection, testing, equipment and salary costs.
The current STIP and Capital Program provides funding for the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT employee salaries, leave
and fringe benefits, overhead, and other administrative costs which benefit the development and delivery of
their transportation programs. This funding is provided from both federal-aid and state TTF sources, and
these funds are allocated for multi-year and previously authorized project costs. Federal-aid in support of
employee and administrative costs is programmed on an individual project basis. TTF funding is programmed
as a single item under the heading of “Program Implementation Costs, NJDOT”. For NJ TRANSIT, TTF funding
is allocated to specific programs.
Table 6 shows the overall distribution of funds within the STIP, by MPO. Tables 7 through 10 provide detailed
breakdowns of expenditures, by funding category, for each of the three MPOs, and for statewide programs.
j. Advance Construction Projects
Advance Construction (AC) is a procedure to advance a federally funded project phase into the current fiscal
year and implement that phase with other than federal funds. The use of AC is subject to the availability of
other than federal funds (e.g., state funds) in the year in which the project is to be implemented, and the
availability of federal funds in the year in which the AC project is to be converted to a regular federal-aid
project. AC projects are to be listed individually in the TIPs and STIP in both the year that the project is
to be implemented and the year in which the conversion is to take place. Appropriate notification will be
provided in the TIPs and STIP so it is clearly understood that these “other funds” are available and that
future federal funds may be committed to these AC projects. Fiscal constraint must be maintained throughout
this process for both the implementing and conversion years. The MPOs and the state agree that the inclusion
of an AC project in the TIP/STIP, in the year the project is to be implemented, signifies that the project
can be converted to federal funding when federal funds become available and the decision is made to
convert.
k. Multi-Year Funding
Multi-year funding is an innovative financing technique to program and authorize only that portion of a given
project phase necessary to support reimbursement of planned cash outlays for a given year. Remaining portions
of the project phase are programmed in subsequent years. In the first fiscal year of funding for a
multi-year funded phase of work, the NJDOT will only seek federal authorization for that portion of the
federal funds shown in that fiscal year in the STIP. The remaining balance of funds, for that particular
phase of work, will appear in the STIP in the fiscal year that the NJDOT intends to request federal
authorization for the remaining funds needed for continuation/completion of the phase/project. Each
multi-year federally funded project will be submitted to the FHWA with the condition that authorization to
proceed is not a commitment or obligation to provide federal funds for that portion of the undertaking not
fully funded herein. Fiscal constraint will be maintained at all times throughout this process.
In the event that sufficient federal funding is not available in any fiscal year to complete a multi-year
funded phase of work, the NJDOT will take full responsibility to fund that portion of the phase of work, in
accordance with applicable federal and New Jersey State law. In the event that state or other funding would
not be available to complete a project, the project may be terminated or placed on hold until such time as
funding is made available. In such cases, the NJDOT would need to comply with applicable federal and New
Jersey State law, including, where applicable, providing a revised air quality conformity determination
to the FHWA/FTA, and reimbursing the FHWA/FTA for any federal funds expended on the project.
Table 11 shows current, and future, fiscal year funding needed to complete multi-year federally funded
highway projects. Table 11 contains NJDOT-led construction projects, ranging from just over $10 million to
over $200 million in value. The federal multi-year construction level peaks in FY 2019, with approximately
$310 million of payments due. Table 12 shows current, and future, fiscal year funding needed to complete
multi-year state funded highway projects. The individual project pages in the STIP contain specific
information for these projects, such as; a detailed project description, project funding source and a total
estimated project cost. Table 13 shows current, and future, fiscal year funding and the estimated total
funding needed to complete federal equipment lease payments for transit projects.
l. Non-Federal Match – Toll Credit
Toll Credits were created in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), and are to be used
as credits toward the non-federal matching share of programs authorized by Title 23 (except for the emergency
relief program) and for transit programs authorized by Chapter 53 of Title 49.
The amount of credit earned is based on revenues generated by the toll authority (i.e., toll receipts,
concession sales, right-of-way leases or interest), including borrowed funds (i.e., bonds, loans) supported
by this revenue stream, that are used by the toll authority to build, improve or maintain highways, bridges
and/or tunnels that serve interstate commerce. The federal government has allowed state and local
governments to use toll credits as part of the 20% local matching funds in regard to transit grants. This
allowance results from the recognition that different modes of transportation are interconnected. Capital
expenditures to reduce congestion in a particular corridor benefit all modes of transportation in that
corridor, be they automobiles, transit buses, or a rail system.
New Jersey estimates that it will begin federal FY 2016 with a balance of $4,007 million in available toll
credits. Both the NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT use approximately $275 million in toll credits each year, and earn
$900 million in additional toll credits annually. By the end of federal FY 2019 an estimated balance of
$6,507 million in toll credits is expected to be available.
Toll Credits Availability for Soft Match*
($ in millions) |
| |
FFY 2016 |
FFY 2017 |
FFY 2018 |
FFY 2019 |
| Toll Credit Starting Balance |
$4,007 |
$4,632 |
$5,257 |
$5,882 |
| New Toll Credits Earned |
$900 |
$900 |
$900 |
$900 |
| Toll Credits Used for Soft Match |
($275) |
($275) |
($275) |
($275) |
| Toll Credit Ending Balance |
$4,632 |
$5,257 |
$5,882 |
$6,507 |
| * Projected amounts for the NJDOT and
NJ TRANSIT, assuming federal apportionments remain flat and requests for new toll credits remain
steady. |
With the assumption that federal funds apportionments will continue to remain flat and a steady or increasing
request for additional credits will continue, there is an expectation for the available balance of toll
credits to accrue over the next 10 years. With new credits outpacing usage, New Jersey expects to have
sufficient toll credits to continue to utilize the soft match of federal funds over the entire 10 year
plan.
m. Maintaining the Federal Aid Highway System
The FHWA and the FTA expect states to adequately maintain facilities on the designated federal-aid system. In
New Jersey, the federal-aid system includes transportation facilities under the jurisdiction of many
agencies, including; the NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, counties, certain municipalities and authorities. To date, the
FHWA/FTA has not specified the levels at which the system(s) need(s) to be maintained. Prior to MAP-21, the
FHWA and the FTA left that decision to the state agencies, MPOs, and local decision making processes. MAP-21
initiates a process to define asset management standards.
The NJDOT inspects all bridges in New Jersey over 20 feet in length every two years. Standards for measuring
the condition of bridges have been established nationally, and the program carried out by the NJDOT
provides a very good assessment of the health of all the state’s bridges greater than twenty-feet long,
regardless of owner. Under MAP-21 legislation, it is expected that states will be charged with meeting or
making progress toward a minimum performance level of 90% sufficiency for bridges on the National Highway
System (NHS). Bridges on the NHS include not only NJDOT owned bridges, but also bridges owned by counties and
other jurisdictions.
There are 6,657 highway carrying bridges over 20 feet long in the state. The NJDOT and county and municipal
governments own the largest portion of this population, followed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA)
and NJ TRANSIT. Statewide, there are 577, or 8.7%, “structurally deficient” bridges, with the remaining 91.3%
of bridges classified as “structurally acceptable” condition. It is important to note that a “structurally
deficient” bridge does not equate to an unsafe bridge. If any bridge were deemed unsafe, the state would take
immediate action to bring the bridge to a safe condition or close the bridge to traffic.
Annual investments, of approximately $1 billion, over the next ten years are planned for bridge
rehabilitation and replacement projects. This work includes, but is not limited to; re-decking, seismic
retrofitting, security measures, cleaning and repainting of structural steel, substructure repairs and other
improvements. Additionally, preservation and maintenance funding will be provided for bridge repairs.
Performance at this investment level is expected to reduce the growth rate of the structural deterioration
backlog, and maintain the present system condition level. Capital maintenance investments are also designated
to improve the structural integrity of state owned bridge assets.
The state’s road network consists of approximately 38,566 centerline miles of pavement. The NJDOT, the NJTA,
and the SJTA maintain approximately 2,684 centerline miles, with the remaining pavement under the
responsibility of counties, municipalities and other jurisdictions. Pavement system assets are placed into
sub classes defined by the condition levels of “Good,” “Fair,” and “Deficient (Poor).” Approximately 60% of
the NJDOT’s, the NJTA’s and the SJTA’s pavement lane miles are in an acceptable condition.
County-owned roads make up a large portion of the federal-aid system, however, there is no comprehensive data
available on the condition of the county-owned network. Each county is responsible for managing its own
network of roads, which include facilities both on and off the federal-aid system, and each county may have
its own way to measure performance. A similar situation applies to the toll facilities.
To get an adequate picture of the condition of pavement on the federal-aid system, it will be necessary to
establish a standard of measure(s) that would be used, across all jurisdictions, and to initiate an effort to
collect data using such a measure(s). While the FHWA has yet to establish MAP-21 performance measures and
targets, the NJDOT and its regional planning partners are in consultation with each other in preparation for
those measures being established.
Bridges and pavements make up the largest investments on the federal-aid system, but it is important to
recognize that there are other assets that need to be maintained, such as signing, lighting, guiderail and
other roadway appurtenances. These assets are in a very good state of repair, and the NJDOT does not expect
them to degrade significantly over the next 10 years. The NJDOT makes a concerted effort to address any items
that are in a state of disrepair as quickly as possible.
n. Maintaining the Transit System
The FTA oversees NJ TRANSIT’s system with respect to state of good repair. In 2009, the FTA conducted a
thorough review of NJ TRANSIT’s state of good repair efforts as part of the FTA’s financial capacity
assessment of the agency. That effort, for which the FTA engaged consultant support, included both a review
of NJ TRANSIT’s current infrastructure condition and the agency’s 20 year capital program. The review
concluded that NJ TRANSIT’s infrastructure and rolling stock are, generally, in a state of good repair.
o. How to use this document
The individual descriptions, found in Sections III through VII, provide detailed information for each project
or program in the 10-year plan. The top portion for each project/program lists the project/program name
(route and section) and the location of the project/program. The Project ID reference number is assigned at
project inception and remains with that project until its completion. These are the same reference numbers
used by the MPOs in their TIPs. Specific information contained within the detailed project/program
description includes; county, municipality, MPO jurisdiction, mileposts (for state highway projects),
structure number (for bridge projects), project sponsor, asset management category, air quality code used in
the conformity determination process, and financial plan requirement. An explanation of the asset management
categories and air quality codes can be found in the Glossary, located in Section XII of this document. The
anticipated funding schedule for each project/program is displayed in the columns at the bottom of each
project page. The phases of work and types of funds are further defined in the Glossary.
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