/19990709/mtr22801.htm LIE HOV Lanes Roll - Will Carpools ? July 9, 1999 The NY State Department of Transportation began bridge work along the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County last week in anticipation of widening the highway for 8 miles between the Queens border an... 228 /19990709/mtr22802.htm NJ Bond Act: What's the Deal ? - DOT Should Make Priorities Clear to Taxpayers - July 9, 1999 In a letter sent last week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign requested that Governor Whitman ask the NJ Department of Transportation to enter into a "memorandum of understanding" (MOU) binding re... 228 /19990709/mtr22803.htm Slow Speed Watch July 9, 1999 This week, the NY State Assembly once again failed to act on legislation to permit NYC to set speed limits below the state minimum limit of 25 miles per hour in conjunction with installation of traffi... 228 /19990709/mtr22804.htm Central NJ Pushes Resolution to Truck Crisis July 9, 1999 New Jersey transportation officials say they are getting mixed messages from Washington over whether they can restrict truck traffic on Route 31, a country road through Mercer and Hunterdon counties. ... 228 /19990709/mtr22805.htm Bills Intro'd for Non-Stop Parkway Tolls July 9, 1999 On the heels of their recent announcement of support for electronic non-stop tolling on the Garden State Parkway (see MTR #226), New Jersey State Senator Robert Martin and State Assembly Transportatio... 228 /19990709/mtr22806.htm State of the Subways July 9, 1999 Yesterday, the Straphangers Campaign released its annual State of the Subways report card, rating the 7 the best line and the A, B, and M lines worst. Nine lines received lower ratings than in last ye... 228 /19990709/mtr22807.htm East Enders Reconsider Roads July 9, 1999 New York State DOT proposals for bypasses, a Sunrise Highway extension, and road widening projects may be revisiting Long Island's east end, despite repeated rejections of the projects during the past... 228 /19990709/mtr22808.htm Around the Region July 9, 1999 The Trailer Bridge barge company recently added an "Atlantic Highway" route directly connecting the ports of New York and Jacksonville over the Atlantic Ocean, bypassing congested interstates. Accordi... 228 /19990709/mtr22809.htm Around the Region July 9, 1999 Somerset County, NJ lobbied for and won the money to keep its popular Davidson Ave. Shuttle bus on the road. County Freeholder Denise Coyle lobbied the State Legislature for $140,000 after NJ Transit ... 228 /19990709/mtr22810.htm Around the Region July 9, 1999 The Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA says Metro-North RR still operates some diesel trains in Grand Central Terminal. Soot from the diesels potentially jeopardizes the recent renewal o... 228