| December
5,
2013 |
National
Association of Industrial
and Office Properties
(NAIOP) New Jersey
Annual Transportation
and Logistics Update
Elizabeth, NJ |
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| November
20, 2013 |
New
Jersey League of
Municipalities
Conference
Atlantic
City, NJ |
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NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson speaking
at the 2013 New Jersey
League of Municipalities
annual conference.
The commissioner
was a featured speaker
at a workshop titled, "Sandy:
1 year later," and
at the Mayors Box
Luncheon held
in the Sheraton Convention
Center Hotel. On
the left is New Jersey
Department of Environmental
Protection Commissioner
Bob Martin. |
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| November
8, 2013 |
Southern
New Jersey Development
Council, Annual
Public Policy meeting
Glassboro,
NJ |
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| November
7, 2013 |
Trenton
Mercer Airport
Reopening
Ewing,
NJ |
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| October
29, 2013 |
Christie
Administration
Sandy Service Day
Garfield,
NJ |
| NJDOT
Assistant Commissioner
Anthony Attanasio joined
with New Jersey State
Comptroller Matthew Boxer, Board of
Public Utilities President Robert Hanna
and NJDCA Commissioner Richard Constable
(not pictured) at the Garfield Boys
and Girls Club to
mark the one-year anniversary
of Hurricane Sandy
in the spirit of compassion,
service and volunteerism
that united citizens in the wake of
the storm. The officials helped repaint
the facility, assembled Welcome Home
kits, moved furniture and performed
other tasks at the Club which served
as a community shelter in Garfield for
weeks after Sandy. |
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| October
28, 2013 |
Christie
Administration
opens portion of
Route 206 Hillsborough
Bypass dedicated
to former Assemblyman
Peter Biondi
Hillsborough,
NJ |
| Governor
Chris Christie, NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson and local elected
officials opened the
1.7 mile, center portion
of the new Route 206
Bypass between Amwell
Road and Hillsborough
Road in Hillsborough,
Somerset County. The
bypass, championed
by the late Hillsborough
Mayor and Assemblyman
Peter J. Biondi, will
be named in his honor. |
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| October
22, 2013 |
New
Jersey Asphalt
Pavement Association,
Annual Municipal
Engineers Reception
East
Brunswick, NJ |
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| October
3, 2013 |
44th
Annual New Jersey
Warehousemen and
Movers Association
Convention
Atlantic
City, NJ |
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| September
24, 2013 |
Congressman
Robert Franks Union
Train Station plaque
dedication
Union,
NJ |
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NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson speaks at
the plaque dedication
in honor of Congressman
Robert "Bob" Franks
at the Union Train
Station. |
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| September
22, 2013 |
3rd
Annual Stop for
Nikhil Run/Walk
event
West
Orange,
NJ |
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| September
21, 2013 |
Utility
Transportation
Contractors Association
Convention
Atlantic
City, NJ |
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| September
17, 2013 |
Women
in Transportation
event
Cranbury,
NJ |
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| September
17, 2013 |
Burlington
County Employer
Legislative Committee
event
Mt.
Laurel,
NJ |
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| September
11, 2013 |
American
Society of Highway
Engineers event
Cranbury,
NJ |
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| September
9, 2013 |
Alliance
for Action, New
Jersey Statewide
Transportation
Conference
Holmdel,
NJ |
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| August
26, 2013 |
'NJ
TRANSITGRID announcement'
Secaucus,
NJ |
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Governor
Chris Christie, US
Energy Secretary
Ernest Moniz and
NJDOT Commissioner
James Simpson announced "NJ
TRANSITGRID" to make
the state's infrastructure
more resilient for
future disasters
while at the Secaucus
Train Station. The
State of New Jersey
is collaborating
with the US Department
of Energy to design
NJ TRANSITGRID -
a first-of-its-kind
electrical micro-grid
capable of supplying
highly-reliable power
during storms or
other times when
the traditional centralized
grid is compromised. |
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| August
7, 2013 |
Christie
Administration
Route 35 'Listening
Tour'
Toms
River, NJ |
| NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson joined with
Toms River council
members and local residents
and business owners,
continuing the Christie
Administration's Route
35 Reconstruction “Listening
Tour” in the Normandy
Beach and Chadwick
Beach sections of Toms
River. The Department
is committed to building
and maintaining partnerships
with the residents,
businesses and officials
as a $265 million project
gets under way to completely
rebuild along a 12.5-mile
stretch of Route 35
that was severely damaged
by Superstorm Sandy. |
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| July
25, 2013 |
Christie
Administration
Route 35 'Listening
Tour'
Seaside
Heights,
NJ |
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NJDOT
Commissioner joined
with Seaside Heights
mayor Bill Akers and
others to kick off
the Christie Administration's ‘Listening
Tour', walking a few
blocks through the
community, meeting
with residents and
business owners to
listen to their concerns
about the upcoming
Route 35 reconstruction. |
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| July
23, 2013 |
Aviation
grants announcement
Lincoln
Park, NJ |
| NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson at Lincoln
Park Airport announces
six grants to five
airports that will
provide more than $1.8
million in state funding
for projects that enhance
safety, promote state-of-good
repair or advance studies
for potential improvements
at five of New Jersey's
general aviation airports.
He was joined by New
Jersey Economic Development
Authority CEO Michele
Brown who spoke about
the contributions general
aviation airports make
to local economies;
General Aviation Manufacturers
Association President
Pete Bunce and Airport
Owners and Pilots Association
President Craig Fuller,
who held a Town Hall
Meeting at the event
engaging with pilots,
airport owners and
operators, and aviation
officials to discuss
issues of importance
to the industry. |
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| July
10, 2013 |
Hurricane
Sandy executive
briefing
West
Trenton,
NJ |
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NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson, New Jersey
State Police Colonel
Rick Fuentes (not pictured)
and senior level staff
from both agencies,
along with Governor
Christie's office,
welcomed Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA)
Administrator Victor
Mendez to New Jersey
for an executive briefing
on Hurricane Sandy-related
response in the Garden
State. |
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| July
2, 2013 |
Christie
Administration
Route 35 groundbreaking
event
Seaside
Park, NJ |
| Governor
Chris Christie and
NJDOT Commissioner
James Simpson officially
broke ground on the
$265 million construction
project to rebuild
Route 35, the gateway
to many of the barrier
islands that make up
the Jersey Shore. Heavily
damaged by Sandy nine
months ago, Route 35
runs through nine municipalities
along the Barnegat
Peninsula. NJDOT
plans to substantially
complete the 12.5-mile
reconstruction project
of the roadway, from
the border between
Point Pleasant Beach
and Bay Head to the
entrance of Island
Beach State Park in
Berkeley, by the summer
of 2015. |
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| June
27, 2013 |
Christie
Administration
Rail Safety Enhancements
announcement
Trenton,
NJ |
| In
honor of National Safety
Month, New Jersey Department
of Transportation Commissioner
James Simpson today
joined NJ TRANSIT Executive
Director James Weinstein
and New Jersey Department
of Human Services Commissioner
Jennifer Velez at Trenton
Transit Center to highlight
NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT's
collaborative efforts
to promote safety and
reduce accidental deaths
along the State's busy
railroad tracks. These
efforts have succeeded
in sharply reducing
accidental fatalities
across the NJ TRANSIT
rail system. |
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| June
6, 2013 |
Utility
and Transportation
Contractors Association
meeting
Jamesburg,
NJ |
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| May
22, 2013 |
NJ
TRANSIT Bus Safety
Awards ceremony
Newark,
NJ |
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| May
16, 2013 |
New
Jersey Asphalt
Pavement Association
Awards Program
Redbank,
NJ |
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| May
9, 2013 |
Bike
Month announcement
Island
Beach State Park, NJ |
| NJDOT
Assistant Commissioner
Anthony Attanasio teamed
up with NJDOT Bicycle
and Pedestrian Coordinator
Sheree Davis to celebrate
National Bike Month
with the creation of
a new online Bicycling
Map and Resource Guide
that indicates the
suitablility of state
highways and county
roads for bicycling
in New Jersey. The
event was followed
by a ride along
Island Beach State
Park that served as
a reminder that the
Jersey Shore will be
open for business this
summer as a premier
vacation and day-trip
destination. |
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| May
3, 2013 |
2013
Mid-Atlantic Aviation
Coalition Conference
Newark,
NJ |
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| March
20, 2013 |
Pothole repair demonstration
Freehold,
NJ |
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An
active NJDOT crew provided
assembled media with
a first-hand look
at the various techniques
utilized to fill
potholes - including
the use of a pothole
killing machine and
manual "throw and
go" method - at a
demonstration along
Route 33 Bypass in
Freehold. NJDOT
Assistant Commissioner
of Operations Rich
Shaw was joined
by Freehold Township
mayor Barbara McMorrow
at the event.
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| March
14, 2013 |
Trenton-Mercer
Airport announcement
Trenton,
NJ |
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Acting
Governor Kim Guadagno
joined with New Jersey
Department of Transportation
Commissioner James
Simpson and Mercer
County Executive
Brian Hughes at Trenton-Mercer
Airport to announce
$2.5 million in State
funding for the rehabilitation
of nearly 27,000
square yards of an
airport taxiway to
improve safety and
swift airplane access
to runways. The announcement
launches the first
part of a $12 million
project to upgrade
several taxiways.
In addition to the
$2.5 million provided
by the State, Mercer
County is contributing
$132,000 and is seeking
grants from the Federal
Aviation Administration
for the balance. |
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| March
12, 2013 |
March
litter removal
effort announcement
Hamilton,
NJ |
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Commissioner
James Simpson joined
with key NJDOT operations
and Department of
Corrections (DOC)
inmate labor program
personnel at the
Hamilton maintenance
yard to highlight a
concentrated push
to patrol every mile
of state highway
removing litter in
the month of March.
Pictured left to
right: Crew Supervisor
Guiseppi Burton,
Director of Operations
Region Central Michael
Davis, Assistant
Commissioner of Operations
Rich Shaw, Simpson,
and DOC
Inmate Labor Program
officials. |
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| March
11, 2013 |
Direct
Connection groundbreaking
Bellmawr,
NJ |
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Lieutenant
Governor Kim Guadagno
was joined by New
Jersey Department
of Transportation
Commissioner James
Simpson to break
ground on the $900
million federally
funded Direct Connection
project that will
provide a seamless
route for I-295 motorists
traveling through
the interchange of
I-295, Route 42 and
I-76 in Bellmawr,
Mt. Ephraim and Gloucester
City. |
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| March
5, 2013 |
6th
Annual Transportation
and Infrastructure
Convention
Washington,
DC |
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| February
20, 2013 |
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton,
NJ |
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| February
19, 2013 |
Route
35 Reconstruction
announcement
Lavalette,
NJ |
| Governor
Chris Christie joined
with NJDOT Commissioner
James Simpson and Lavallette
Mayor Walter LaCicero at
the Lavallette firehouse
to announce an aggressive
schedule to completely
rebuild a 12.5-mile
storm-damaged stretch
of Route 35 along the
Barnegat Peninsula
in Ocean County. The
highway, which serves
as the primary north-south
route along the Jersey
Shore peninsula from
Point Pleasant Beach
to the entrance of
Island Beach State
Park, sustained severe
damage during Superstorm
Sandy and requires
immediate attention
so that residents and
visitors can resume
normal travel in Ocean
County. The reconstruction
project will rebuild
this span of Route
35 in a stronger, more
resilient manner, while
also providing better
drainage, a smoother
driving surface, improved
accommodations for
pedestrians and bicyclists,
and more economical
repair and upkeep costs. |
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| February
6, 2013 |
21st
Annual Mayor's
Legislative Day
Trenton,
NJ |
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| February
4, 2013 |
Garden
State Parkway announcement
Middle
Township, NJ |
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Lieutenant
Governor Kim Guadagno,
New Jersey Department
of Transportation
Commissioner James
Simpson, Congressman
Frank LoBiondo and
other elected officials
participated in a
groundbreaking ceremony
today to mark the
start of construction
on a project that
will improve safety
by removing three
traffic lights at
Garden State Parkway
interchanges in Cape
May County — the
only three traffic
signals on the 172-mile
length of the toll
road. |
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| January
30, 2013 |
Manahawkin
Bay Causeway announcement
Manahawkin,
NJ |
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Acting
Governor Kim Guadagno
and Department of
Transportation Commissioner
Jim Simpson announce
the construction
of a new Route 72
bridge over Manahawkin
Bay Causeway entering
and exiting Long
Beach Island.
Mayor John Spadofora
of Stafford Township
looks on.
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| January
10, 2013 |
Pulaski
Skyway local officials
briefing and press
announcement
Newark,
NJ |
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NJDOT
Commissioner James
Simpson and members
of the project team
met with local officials
and media to discuss
the $1 billion Pulaski
Skyway rehabilitation
project, including
significant traffic
impacts starting in
2014 associated with
replacing the deck
of the 3.5 mile long
structure that carries
Route 1&9 traffic.
The meetings were held
at the North Jersey
Transportation Planning
Authority headquarters. |
