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Congestion Pricing Plan Set To Start In NYC: Here's When, Where, What It Costs Congestion Pricing Plan Set To Start In NYC: Here's When, Where, What It Costs
Congestion Pricing Plan Set To Start In NYC: Here's When, Where, What It Costs Driving into New York City and heading south of midtown Manhattan? You'll be paying for it. New York City’s congestion pricing plan, set to begin on Friday, Jan. 5, aims to reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and fund crucial public transit upgrades.  Vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street will incur a toll, with rates starting at $9 per day. The Federal Highway Administration approved the program last month. However, lawsuits could potentially stop the planned rollout. The toll is aimed at reducing gridlock and enhancing traffic flow in the Central Business Distr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rahway Contractor Pays $950K Fine After Making False Claims To Obtain Govt. Contracts: Feds Rahway Contractor Pays $950K Fine After Making False Claims To Obtain Govt. Contracts: Feds
Rahway Contractor Pays $950K Fine After Making False Claims To Obtain Govt. Contracts: Feds A Rahway highway contractor recently agreed to pay $950,000 to resolve allegations it improperly represented itself as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise to obtain federally funded contracts, authorities said. From Oct. 2016 to April 2019, MV Contracting secured several contracts funded by the Federal Highway Administration set aside to remedy ongoing discrimination in federally assisted highway contracting markets, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. MV Contracting was awarded these contracts despite knowing that it did not qualify as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Sellinger said. T…

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by Sam Barron
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These 19 Clever Road Safety Signs Are Delighting NJ Drivers This Summer These 19 Clever Road Safety Signs Are Delighting NJ Drivers This Summer
These 19 Clever Road Safety Signs Are Delighting NJ Drivers This Summer Safe driving is no laughing matter for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. But who's to say they can't have some fun in promoting it? You may have noticed the 19 safety signs rotating across the 224 video message boards across Garden State highways this summer — each one seemingly better than the last (scroll down for a complete list of this season's messages). The NJDOT regularly runs safe driving PSAs to remind motorists of the various behavioral issues such as texting while driving, safe merging, and speeding, all of which contributed to crashes, NJDOT spokeswoman Elizabet…

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by Cecilia Levine