GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-There will be a decision by the end of April whether light rail or hi-speed trains will be coming through Gloucester City, and possibly ending at Rowan University in Glassboro.
John Mattheusen, chief executive officer of the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), told the Gloucester City Business Association last week that construction will begin in four years.
\”The chosen route has not yet been decided,\” said Mathheusen, adding that the 18-month process of an Alternative Analysis will be finished by April 30.
Four of the options would be hi-speed trains, grade separated like the current Lindenwold PATCO line, that \”never cross a street,\” he said.
They could run above ground, or underground at certain points.
The fifth option would be light rail, traveling on the Conrail right-of-way, that would go down to Rowan.
If the hi-speed alternative is chosen, the station in Gloucester City would be at Nicholson Road and Route 676.
However, hi-speed option four would have a station at Market Street.
If the light rail is chosen, the Gloucester City station would be at Market Street.
Any one of these five alternatives would cost no less than $1.5 billion, and possibly $3 billion for the most expensive.
Mattheusen said the DRPA is working with the N.J. Department of Transportation, which plans to recreate the Route 295/42/676 interchange in Bellmawr within the next 10 years.
Both of these projects are designed to reduce traffic congestion.
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