Larry Higgs
@commutinglarry.bsky.social
I'm the commuting/transportation reporter for NJ.com, enjoy biking, music (garage through punk), trains. cars, cats (have 2) NYC born, NJ raised. That is me not looking down on the George Washington Bridge main cable.
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Turnpike widening opponents ask Sherill to ‘pause’ controversial $6.2B project
What happens when four lanes of a new NJ Turnpike bridge meets a two lane highway on the other side? Opponents want a project paused for answers.
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Details about what the Turnpike is proposing in the wake of last weeks announcement and why objectors want the Gov. elect to tap the brakes,
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The price to replace the airport monorail come at the cost of extending PATH to the airport www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Port Authority shelves PATH Newark Airport extension for 10 years to pay for higher cost monorail
Ambitious 2017 plans to extend the PATH rail line to Newark Airport have been shelved due to increased costs.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The price to replace the airport monorail come at the cost of extending PATH to the airport www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Details about what the Turnpike is proposing in the wake of last weeks announcement and why objectors want the Gov. elect to tap the brakes,
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Turnpike widening opponents ask Sherill to ‘pause’ controversial $6.2B project
What happens when four lanes of a new NJ Turnpike bridge meets a two lane highway on the other side? Opponents want a project paused for answers.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Details about what the Turnpike is proposing in the wake of last weeks announcement and why objectors want the Gov. elect to tap the brakes,
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None of the multiple car and rail tunnels were dug with the four modern machine that will dig the gateway Tunnel. A look at the future and the dangerous past of tunnel building. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
First modern tunnel boring machines in NJ to make Gateway project a reality in 2026
The first four tunnel boring machines are coming to New Jersey to build the Gateway rail tunnel. Here's what they do and why they're the safest method.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
None of the multiple car and rail tunnels were dug with the four modern machine that will dig the gateway Tunnel. A look at the future and the dangerous past of tunnel building. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
It's going to be more than a year before a cause of Fridays NJ Transit train crash is known- this is what investigators are looking at. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
NJ Transit train crash investigation can take more than a year. Here’s what they’ll look at.
An ongoing federal investigation into the cause of Friday's NJ Transit train crash is a rigorous probe covering 11 areas with answers at least a year away.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's going to be more than a year before a cause of Fridays NJ Transit train crash is known- this is what investigators are looking at. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Controversial highway project canceled by Murphy www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Murphy scraps controversial Turnpike widening through Hudson County
The most opposed part of the controversial $10.6 billion NJ Turnpike extension widening project will be dropped, Gov. Murphy announced.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Controversial highway project canceled by Murphy www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Taking an Uber or Lyft to an NJ/NY airport could cost $5 more in March if this fee is doubled as proposed.
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Airport ride share fees to double. Uber, Lyft drivers fighting to stop it.
A group representing Uber and Lyft drivers wants a vote postpones on the Port Authority's plan to double airport pick-up and drop-off fees in March.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Taking an Uber or Lyft to an NJ/NY airport could cost $5 more in March if this fee is doubled as proposed.
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NJ Lawmakers want NJDOT to find and fix the most dangerous abandoned mines to avoid the kind of sinkhole problem that closed I-80 this year. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Lawmakers move to address abandoned mines following I-80 sinkholes
The bipartisan measure comes after 19th century iron mines caused sinkholes that closed I-80 for months and required $30 million in emergency repairs.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
NJ Lawmakers want NJDOT to find and fix the most dangerous abandoned mines to avoid the kind of sinkhole problem that closed I-80 this year. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Now that Gateway complied with a rule they were given less than 24 hours to follow after enactment, when will the feds send the $$$ they legally committed to? www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
First Gateway Tunnel Project almost done, despite 2-month federal payment freeze
The first of five early Gateway Tunnel projects is almost finished and tunnel boring machines on the way. When is the federal government going to resume payments?
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December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Now that Gateway complied with a rule they were given less than 24 hours to follow after enactment, when will the feds send the $$$ they legally committed to? www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
NJDOT Decks the signs with puns of safety www.nj.com/traffic/2025...
They’re baaaack! Whimsical holiday safety messages return to N.J. highways. (‘Lead Foot? Coal in your stocking’)
New Jersey's humorous holiday themed safety messages come to a highway video near you on Tuesday.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
NJDOT Decks the signs with puns of safety www.nj.com/traffic/2025...
Tolls, fare increases and other fees will bankroll this $45 billion plan.
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The Port Authority plans to spend $45B. What will it buy commuters and travelers?
The Port Authority has a $45 billion building plan for the next decade, what do travels and commuters get and how much do they pay?
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Tolls, fare increases and other fees will bankroll this $45 billion plan.
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So far, the DRPA stands alone in Not increasing tolls in 2026. This article details how they did it. www.nj.com/camden/2025/...
This transportation authority is one of the few not increasing tolls in 2026
As other agencies have toll hikes coming, four bridges between New Jersey and Philadelphia won't see tolls increase in 2026
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December 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
So far, the DRPA stands alone in Not increasing tolls in 2026. This article details how they did it. www.nj.com/camden/2025/...
Newark airport has a four hour plus delay www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Getting around by trains, planes and on the road not so easy after Sunday snowstorm hits N.J.
Sunday's snowfall is causing significant delays at airports, on highways and the rails in New Jersey.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Newark airport has a four hour plus delay www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Two significant steps taken to start building this $2 billion light rail despite opposition from 5 towns on the route. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Controversial $2B N.J. rail project moving forward despite residents saying ‘no’
Five towns have formally opposed the Glassboro-Camden Light Rail through resolutions or referendums, but NJ Transit is acquiring the first of 216 properties needed.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Two significant steps taken to start building this $2 billion light rail despite opposition from 5 towns on the route. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
The good news is one track of a critical new bridge will go in service, but the transition work will affect rail commuters. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Northeast Corridor riders will face delays as work on this N.J. bridge continues
Trains will use the first track of a new Portal Bridge in 2026, but the change will cause some pain for NJ Transit and Amtrak commuters first.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The good news is one track of a critical new bridge will go in service, but the transition work will affect rail commuters. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
When will World Cup fans learn about NJ Transit's plan to get them to and from MetLife Stadium? And how is that "Transitway" progressing? www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
The World Cup is coming to MetLife Stadium. Here’s the latest on how to take NJ Transit to get there.
Soccer fans will learn details next month about how NJ Transit will move masses of fans to and from World Cup matches and fan festivals in 2026.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When will World Cup fans learn about NJ Transit's plan to get them to and from MetLife Stadium? And how is that "Transitway" progressing? www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Overnight parking to be banned at all NJ Transit light rail lots, here's what prompted it. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Were these luxury apartment residents crowding out commuters? NJ Transit says yes.
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri says commuters can't find parking because luxury building residents are using the transit lot instead of their buildings' more expensive options.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Overnight parking to be banned at all NJ Transit light rail lots, here's what prompted it. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Advocates said a law treating slow e-bikes the same as fast, moped like e- bikes would cause more problems and there are other safety solutions www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
N.J. bill would require licenses, registration and insurance for all e-bikes
Under the proposed N.J. bill, riders of all e-bikes, even the slowest pedal-assist models, would need to license, register, and insure them.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Advocates said a law treating slow e-bikes the same as fast, moped like e- bikes would cause more problems and there are other safety solutions www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Goodbye MetroCard and SmartLink, hello PATH TAPP card , provided by the same company as MTA's OMNY system, but they they can't be used across systems as was planned in 2000 www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
PATH rolls out new payment system today, ending MetroCard, SmartLink era
PATH rolled out the TAPP card, its replacement for the MetroCard and SmartLink fare cards, which will be phased out this month.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Goodbye MetroCard and SmartLink, hello PATH TAPP card , provided by the same company as MTA's OMNY system, but they they can't be used across systems as was planned in 2000 www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
These 1980s and 1990s buildings could give way to new residential, office retail under this plan just announced. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Newark riverfront project could transform NJ Transit, Horizon office buildings
NJ Transit and Horizon Blue Cross announced plans to redevelop their Penn Plaza office building sites in to residential and corporate office towers.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
These 1980s and 1990s buildings could give way to new residential, office retail under this plan just announced. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
NJ is first with a statewide plan to reduce traffic deaths to zero, but the hard part is implementing it, advocates say
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N.J. first state to unveil ‘ambitious’ statewide plan to reduce traffic deaths to zero
The Target Zero Commission delivered a report with 68 recommendations to reduce traffic deaths to zero by 2040. The hard part? Getting them implemented.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NJ is first with a statewide plan to reduce traffic deaths to zero, but the hard part is implementing it, advocates say
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I tried it and the results were hilariously bad www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
So you think you can operate a commuter train. It is pretty complicated.
Ever think you could do a better job operating a NJ Transit commuter train? This video game could provide an answer, but beware, these trains breakdown too.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I tried it and the results were hilariously bad www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
The first NJ toll highway to go cashless and a toll increase. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
Tolls are about to increase on this N.J. expressway. See how much you will have to pay.
Drivers using the Atlantic City Expressway will see the roll out of the first cashless toll collection system on a state toll road and a toll increase in 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The first NJ toll highway to go cashless and a toll increase. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
Dress like it's the 1950s to fly? Flyers, comedians have pretty uncivilized reaction to USDOT air travel civility campaign
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Trump admin urges even less comfort on packed planes. Passengers say it won’t fly.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants people to 'bring back civility' on planes. Comedians and social media ripped into him for it.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dress like it's the 1950s to fly? Flyers, comedians have pretty uncivilized reaction to USDOT air travel civility campaign
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With record breaking millions of people expected to fly this Thanksgiving, USDOT boss says billions of $ still needed t fix aging air traffic control system. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
Billions more are needed to fix nation’s air traffic control, feds say on eve of the busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record
With record numbers flying this Thanksgiving USDOT Secretary Duffy asked travelers for patience and congress for $20 billion to fund air traffic control modernization.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
With record breaking millions of people expected to fly this Thanksgiving, USDOT boss says billions of $ still needed t fix aging air traffic control system. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
Credited with rebuilding the Port Authority in the post Bridgegate scandal era, Cotton oversaw massive projects on land, sea and at the airports. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
Port Authority boss who rebuilt agency after Bridgegate to retire in 2026
Rick Cotton who led the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for almost 9 years will retire after building massive projects in both states.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Credited with rebuilding the Port Authority in the post Bridgegate scandal era, Cotton oversaw massive projects on land, sea and at the airports. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...