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A solution to bypass a roadblock to the final environmental permit needed to complete the project to bring commuter rail service to Sussex County cleared a vote by the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors on Wednesday.
The board voted to approve a contract modification for the engineers on the project, Jacobs Engineering Group of Morristown, to go ahead with a design to install a new culvert to replace one that the Department of Environmental Protection had deemed inadequate and could, according to computer models, cause the new station to flood if there were an exceptional storm and the now-existing culvert were to collapse.
Nancy Snyder, a spokeswoman for NJ Transit, wrote in an email, "The general approach is to work with DEP to develop a plan that redirects much of the culvert under the adjoining road, which will minimize the impact on private property while meeting all applicable storm water and other regulations."
According to Corey Stoner, Andover Township engineer, the solution is to build the new culvert under Roseville Road. The stream would be diverted just to the east of the driveway to Hudson Farms West, go through the new culvert and re-enter the streambed about 200 feet west of the driveway.
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25 years ago
Aug. 13, 1992
Rails offer more commuter service for county
NJ Transit set to purchase 28-mile Lackawanna cutoff
NEWTON -- The restoration of the passenger train service to northwestern New Jersey, which could extend as far as Warwick, N.Y., is part of an ambitious plan unveiled earlier this week which outlines NJ Transit plans to upgrade its passenger service throughout the state.
The reactivation plan includes not only the NYS&W line, but also reactivation and extension of two other rail lines serving northwestern New Jersey. The plans include:
Reactivation of a nine-mile extension of the Boonton Line from its current terminus in Netcong into Hackettstown. According to a transit official, the extension will serve commuters from Hackettstown to destinations along the Boonton and Morristown lines, Newark, Hoboken and New York. The extension will also enable NJ Transit to serve the developing Mount Olive International Trade Center, a transit official said.
A report by NJ Transit officials also notes the state Department of Transportation is purchasing the 28-mile-long Lackawanna Cutoff Right of Way for possible future transportation use. The purchase of the cutoff is being funded by the state's 1989 Abandoned Railroad Rights of Way Bond Issue, which allocated about $10 million for the cutoff purchase.
The line, which stretches from Port Morris in Roxbury into Pennsylvania, runs through Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. Byram, Stanhope, Green and Andover Township in Sussex County are among the municipalities the cutoff runs though.
The cutoff has the potential to provide rail transportation in Sussex and Warren Counties, serve the Delaware River Water Gap Recreation Area, and provide an additional transportation corridor into Pennsylvania, the report stated.
NJ Transit will consider using the cutoff as an extension of its existing commuter rail network as travel demand increases, according to the report.
njt/mnrrbuff wrote:If our trains were up to European standards, we would definitely have a service to the Poconos and Binghamton. Sadly it won’t be happening. In order for that to happen, there would have to be a New right of way. The old Lackawanna Main has way too many curves north of Stroudsburg and they need to be eliminated. Plus, there are the track capacity issues closer to NYC. Maybe in our lifetime, NJT will look into running as far as E. Stroudsburg which would be a start, especially to those people who commute from there to major employment centers in Morris and Essex County and NYC as well as tourists. The population in the Poconos has been growing for a while leading to an increase in traffic there. Sadly, the train won’t be coming anytime soon.
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