10/1/2026 (MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.) – Nearly 500 business leaders packed Forsgate Country Club this morning for the New Jersey Alliance for Action’s 24th Annual NJ Statewide Transportation Conference to get critical, firsthand information about transportation infrastructure investment in the state.

“It’s not often that you get all the powerhouses of transportation in one room,” Jerry Keenan, the New Jersey Alliance for Action President, said. “But that’s exactly what we have here today. The leaders today are overseeing billions of dollars of investments into New Jersey’s transportation infrastructure, which supports thousands of jobs and keeps the economy moving forward.”

Commissioner Priya Jain of the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced several new projects, including work on Interstates 295 and 287, and a planned $1.4 billion in construction and consultant contracts in 2027. Commissioner Jain and her office committed to learning from each project, to make each one better than the last.

Amtrak Interim President Byl Herrmann laid out his agency’s capital plans along the Northeast Corridor, where demand is dramatically increasing. Amtrak’s capital plan is a “generational opportunity,” Herrmann said. Amtrak soon will make its final track cutover on the Portal North Bridge.

Kris Kolluri outlined projects planned for NJ TRANSIT and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, as he leads both organizations. Kolluri said 2027 will see continued execution of capital plans in both agencies, which is a necessary undertaking, due to the region’s aging critical infrastructure.

Deputy Executive Director Jean Roehrenbeck and Chief of Major Capital Projects Steve Plate outlined the next steps in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s 10 year, $45 billion capital plan. It covers projects such as a new Manhattan bus terminal, new terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport, new capacity for Ports Newark and Elizabeth and much more.

Tom Prendergast, CEO of the Gateway Development Commission, updated attendees on the massive $16 billion Holland Tunnel project, which eventually will employ almost 100,000 workers. The rock boring started on Monday, leaving the right of way to Penn Station and the final Hudson Tunnel fit-out as the only projects yet to start. The next phase, Prendergast said, is expected to start in 2028.

Stephen Dougherty, the Executive Director of the South Jersey Transportation Authority, closed the conference with insights on the Atlantic City Expressway, which is transitioning into the state’s first completely cashless toll road. The expressway is expanding on the western end and adding a lane, he said. The SJTA is also investing into the Atlantic City International Airport, which has just welcomed a new carrier: Breeze Airways. The SJTA has also invested in a multi-county bus service called SJ Connects.

The billions of dollars in investment presented today will result in thousands of jobs created and will improve New Jersey’s transportation infrastructure for the next generation.

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