U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-10) held a subcommittee hearing yesterday, where the head of NJ Transit was one of the witnesses, to discuss intercity passenger rail service throughout the country.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The new infrastructure law makes historic investments in our nation’s rail system. But there are still too many urban and rural communities that lack access to that system,” Payne said in a statement.
“I held this hearing to learn how the funding from this new law can be used to expand access into those communities. As chairman of the rail subcommittee, I am committed to increasing the number of Americans who can use America’s rail system.”
Payne chairs the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In addition to New Jersey Transit CEO and President Kevin Corbett, the hearing included remarks from Amtrak President Stephen Gardner, and California State Transportation Agency Secretary David Kim.
Back in October, President Joe Biden (D) came to the New Jersey Transit Meadowlands Maintenance Facility in Kearny to tout his $2 trillion infrastructure bill and advance the Portal North Bridge project.
The Portal Bridge North project is the is part of the $12.3 billion Gateway Project and NJ Transit awarded a $1.6 billion contract to renovate the over a century old bridge in September.
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