NJ Transit encouraging riders to work from home during month-long repairs
Explaining next week's NJ Transit schedule changes
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NEW JERSEY - NJ Transit is encouraging riders to work from home while month-long repairs get underway.
The Portal Bridge near Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Amtrak's $12.3 billion plan to build a new commuter-train path under the Hudson River to Manhattan will take more than a decade to complete. In the meantime, its working to
Portal Bridge repairs
What we know:
Construction work on Portal Bridge will primarily affect the rail lines that operate through the Portal Bridge corridor.
This will result in fewer trains running to Penn Station on weekdays.
NJ Transit is encouraging riders to allow for extra travel time and consider working from home while the repairs are underway.
These are the recommended travel time windows:
- Ride before 7 a.m. or after 9 a.m. on weekday mornings
- Ride before 4 p.m. or after 7 p.m. on weekday evenings
The Source: This article includes information from NJ Transit.