Your Money: $1.7 Billion Approved for Highway and Transit Projects in New Jersey

The DVRPC Board has approved $1.7 billion in funding for major highway and public transit investments in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties with the adoption of the DVRPC FY2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey. The TIP lists all transportation projects that are federally and state funded, as well as those that are regionally significant. Each of these projects must be drawn from the long-range plan and serve to implement its goals. The list is multi-modal, and includes 130 highway, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight-related projects for fiscal years 2014-2017 worth $1.7 billion (an average of $437 million per year). The total is comprised of almost $904 million for highway system