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25-762: A rail right of way was laid at the foot of the western slope of the Bergen Hill (the lower Hudson Palisades ) in 1859 by the Northern Railroad of New Jersey to Croxton, Jersey City , and by 1874 the Hudson Connecting Railway had parallel alignment, now part of NYSW. In 1883 the West Shore Railroad had also laid tracks. The lines travelled to Marion Junction where using the New Jersey Railroad (later

50-545: Is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey , including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportation policy, and assisting with rail, freight, and intermodal transportation issues. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation. The present acting commissioner is Francis K. O'Connor. The agency that became NJDOT began as

75-568: The Bergen Subdivision , The River Line continues north along the original West Shore Railroad alignment through Bergen County, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York reaching the river for which it is named after passing through a tunnel at Haverstraw , and continuing north to a point near Selkirk Yard where it junctions with the Port Subdivision and Castleton Subdivision . The NYSW at Bogota veers west crossing

100-564: The Cromakill Creek . Significant delays caused by long trains created considerable congestion for those working and shopping in the area. Located midway between the current terminus near 49th Street and the first proposed station at 91st Street, the site was at one time planned to be a stop along the HBLR Northern Branch Corridor, though current plans do not include one. Estimated to cost $ 67 million in 2005,

125-590: The Hackensack and Hudson Rivers , and their bays. In Hudson County , it reaches a height of 260 feet. Artificial features of Bergen Hill include the 19th century and early 20th century railroad rights-of-way . Cuts and tunnels created to provide access to the terminals and ferries on the North River (Hudson River) and Upper New York Bay , and eventually under the river. From south to north they are: The North Hudson County Railway or its predecessor

150-556: The Jersey City High School . Summit Avenue , which starts at The Junction in the Bergen-Lafayette Section follows the route of a path used by Native Americans from their settlement at Communipaw , and was used by New Netherlanders from that village on the bay to the one on the ridge at Bergen . It intersected Newark Plank Road , an early colonial "turnpike" which ran from Paulus Hook over

175-788: The New Jersey State Highway Department ( NJSHD ) c.  1920 . NJDOT was established in 1966 as the first State transportation agency in the United States. The Transportation Act of 1966 (Chapter 301, Public Laws, 1966) established the NJDOT on December 12, 1966. Since the late 1970s, NJDOT has been phasing out or modifying many traffic circles in New Jersey . In 1979, with the establishment of New Jersey Transit , NJDOT's rail division, which funded and supported State-sponsored passenger rail service,

200-639: The New Jersey Turnpike , Garden State Parkway (under the New Jersey Turnpike Authority ) and the Atlantic City Expressway as well as the interstate toll bridges and tunnels. NJDOT develops interim and long-term plans and strategic policy on freight and shipping in and around the state. These intermodal policies cover trucking, rail, maritime and air freight. The Transportation Capital Program and

225-1012: The Northern Running Track , it junctions with the National Docks Secondary which travels southeast through the Long Dock Tunnel to Port Jersey . At Marion Junction it becomes the Marion Running Track to the Passaic and Harsimus Line which travels southwest across the Hackensack River , the Kearny Meadows and the Passaic River to Oak Island Yard . The running track also provides a connection to Norfolk Southern 's intermodal operations at Croxton Yard from

250-609: The Penn Central in 1968–69, 1974 and 1977–78 respectively. During 1976 NJDOT took control of passenger rail routes operated by the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, CNJ and Reading Lines (with Conrail operating services under contract). In 1979, New Jersey Transit assumed responsibilities for passenger rail in New Jersey. NJDOT is a member of the Northeast Corridor Commission . NJDOT maintains

275-474: The right of way at a rail junction at the yards southern end just west of its tunnel under Bergen Hill . This tunnel was also later used by Conrail's River Line until in an agreement with New Jersey Transit the trackage was upgraded and freight shifted to the west side of the Hudson Palisades . The yard was owned by Conrail. The new trackage south of yard travels into Jersey City . Known as

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300-470: The Hackensack River, and at Paterson , the Passaic River to Sparta . It crosses the state line into New York at Warwick . 40°47′35″N 74°01′48″W  /  40.793°N 74.030°W  / 40.793; -74.030 Bergen Hill Bergen Hill refers to the lower Hudson Palisades in New Jersey , where they emerge on Bergen Neck , which in turn is the peninsula between

325-599: The New York State Line. The right of way shared by CSX and NYSW mainlines veers to the northwest to the Little Ferry Yard , which despite its name is located in Ridgefield, New Jersey under the New Jersey Turnpike . It then crosses Overpeck Creek , passing Ridgefield Park (NYCRR/NYS&W station) into Bogota , where CSX and NYSW diverge. CSX trackage to this point was formerly part of

350-836: The Pennsylvania (PRR)) they passed through the Bergen Hill Cut to the Pennsylvania RR Depot at Exchange Place . Passenger service passing through yard was provided by the Erie Railroad 's Northern Branch , which along with NYSW for a time stopped at Susquehanna Transfer , about a half mile to the south of the yard before proceeding to the Pavonia Terminal . After 1886, and until discontinuation of service in 1959, West Shore Railroad trains travelling to and from Weehawken Terminal would join

375-780: The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) allocate state and federal transportation funding, including projected projects and investment. Assistance to local communities and grants for transportation-related projects, such as transit villages . This refers to technical planning, development, design and research for projects. NJDOT's Bureau of Aeronautics has general oversight of public use airports and restricted use facilities, including airstrips, heliports and balloon ports, addresses aviation safety and provides licensing and registration on aviation facilities and aerial activities including advertising, aerial racing, and sports. The NJDOT

400-500: The face of the cliffs. Shippen Street in Weehawken is small street that makes a double hairpin turn . Bergen Hill, Jersey City has sometimes been called colloquially "The Hill", and gives name to The Bergen Hill Historic District Other prominent landmarks on the east side of the hill are the former Jersey City Medical Center (which since 2005 is being renovated and restored as an emerging neighborhood known as Beacon ) and

425-486: The hill, at Five Corners , and continued north through Bergen Woods , where it connected with Paterson Plank Road and Hackensack Plank Road . Lincoln Highway ( Hackensack River & Passaic River ) Newark Bay Bridge [REDACTED] 40°43′03″N 74°04′14″W  /  40.717363°N 74.070515°W  / 40.717363; -74.070515 New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation ( NJDOT )

450-778: The large ravine created there. The divided highway connecting the Pulaski Skyway to the Holland Tunnel runs parallel to the Long Dock Tunnel . The Lincoln Tunnel Approach and Helix connects the Lincoln Tunnel , which itself enters the Palisades before submerging under the Hudson River . Paterson Plank Road , the Wing Viaduct , Hackensack Plank Road , Pershing Road , Gorge Road are located on

475-535: The project had sporadic funding since its inception. In May 2006, NJT announced that $ 38 million had been allocated for the project. Approval for construction was given in 2007 and ground was broken in October 2008. The New Jersey Department of Transportation had allocated multi-year funding for the project in its Capital Program: $ 10 million in 2009, $ 15 million in 2010 $ 10 million in 2011 at which time remaining construction costs were estimated to be $ 55 million. There

500-670: The south. NYSW operations terminate at the Landbridge Terminal. near Secaucus Road . The current northern terminus of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is a balloon loop just west of the Tonnelle Avenue station directly adjacent to the yard. The Northern Branch Corridor Project is a proposed restoration of passenger service through an extension of the HBLR. Plans call for a flyover over

525-567: The yard and light rail trackage along it western side. 69th Street station would serve passengers on two lines under consideration by NJ Transit , the Northern Branch and the Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project In February 2019, at the northern end of the yard, work was completed on a bridge to replace the grade crossing at 69th Street between Tonnelle Avenue and West Side Avenue, parallel to

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550-604: Was also responsible for funding and supporting passenger rail service within New Jersey and to and from nearby points from the late 1960s onward, including procuring new modern equipment and rolling stock. The agency purchased EMD GP40Ps for the Central Railroad of New Jersey in 1968, the GE U34CH locomotives and Comet I cars for the Erie Lackawanna (1970) and Arrow I, II & III electric MU cars for

575-655: Was folded into the new agency. Until 2003, the NJDOT included the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which was reorganized as the self-operating New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC). NJDOT operates, develops, and maintains the State's public road system , including Interstate, State and Federal highways, with a total of 2,316.69 miles of NJDOT-owned and operated roads (as of July 2015). Most major highways including Interstate, U.S. and NJ State routes within New Jersey are under NJDOT jurisdiction, except toll routes including

600-468: Was no allocation made for 2012. Ground was broken in October 2008 but construction was delayed for years due to the first construction company's inadequacies and subsequent cancellation of their contract. It finally opened in February 2019. Above 69th Street trackage continues north to the former Granton Junction and Babbitt Station CSX's stub-ended Northern Branch continues north as a spur line to

625-449: Was responsible for many of the innovative engineering works which made streetcar travel on the east face of Bergen Hill possible, including funicular wagon lifts, an inclined elevated , a luxurious elevator , horseshoe curves , and viaducts . Other major excavations and structures for vehicular traffic have significantly altered Bergen Hill. Kennedy Boulevard at Journal Square and Journal Square Transportation Center both span

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