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This Capital Program reflects the need to prioritize spending by carefully evaluating transportation needs and targeting limited resources toward safety, fix-it-first and state-of-good-repair initiatives.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the SFY2021 Capital Program was divided and appropriated in two separate legislative sessions. The first appropriation occurred July 1, 2020 and included partial TTF and federal funding for NJDOT and NJ Transit to cover first quarter needs. The second appropriation occurred October 1, 2020. The projected total of each appropriation is presented below.

Overview

The FY 2021 Transportation Capital Program totals $4.359 billion and is funded primarily by the State Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), federal, and third-party resources. The NJDOT total is $2.929 billion and the NJ Transit total is $1.430 billion.

State Funds

State, or TTF funds, are programmed at $2.600 billion.

• $1,410 million NJDOT
• $430 million Local Aid
• $760 million for NJ TRANSIT

Federal Funds

Federal revenues for FY 2021 are projected at $1.709 billion.  NJDOT’s share of the federal
funding is $1.085 billion, while NJ Transit’s allotment is $624 million.

NJDOT

NJDOT’s $2.929 billion Capital Program addresses New Jersey’s transportation needs:

• The NJDOT program provides $785 million for state and local bridges.  Bridge
  investments range from funding for high‑cost bridges to implementation of a variety of
  rehabilitation programs and local bridge rehabilitations.
• The NJDOT program provides $658 million dedicated to road assets, including pavement
  rehabilitation, reconstruction and resurfacing.
• The NJDOT program provides $227 million for safety improvements.  Key programs
  funded include the Crash Reduction Program, Intersection Improvement Program,
  Pedestrian Safety Initiatives, Rail‑Highway Grade Crossings, and Safe Routes to School
  Program.
• The NJDOT program provides $245 million in funds to address highway congestion
  through infrastructure improvements as well as efforts to better manage traffic and
  respond to incidents.
• The NJDOT program provides over $140 million for multimodal investments that support maritime, freight, and rail initiatives as well as bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

NJ Transit

• The program budget allots funds to address NJ Transit’s state-of-good-repair needs, debt service obligations, preventive maintenance and local programs. The program continues to provide funding to support ongoing track replacement, bridge and tunnel inspections and improvements, security improvements, signal system upgrades, overhead power line and electric substation upgrades, replacement of buses in NJ Transit’s fleet, and other rail station and bus terminal improvements throughout New Jersey.

Local System Support