Hudson-Bergen Lightrail (Newark, Jersey City, Englewood: 2015, construction, live)

[cf77]

I heard that they plan on extending the light rail further out into Jersey City and further north of Tonnele. Any truth to this? And if so when could it be expected.

[DarkWolf]

Yes , and a few other extensions by 2020..... Construction will begin next year and it will open in 2015. There will also be a possible Secaucus / Xanadu extension after this , that depends on the success of the Meadowlands Project. There will also be a Canal Crossing & Bayfront Station added in Jersey City as part of a redevelopment project. There also might be a old Boonton line LRT link connecting Newark LRT with HBLR.

[cf77]

Are they going to extend it to the GWB? through towns like Fairview/Ridgefeild etc etc.

[cf77]

And Newarks is goin to connect to JC's?

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by cf77

Are they going to extend it to the GWB? through towns like Fairview/Ridgefeild etc etc.

No , why would they extend to the GWB?

Northern Branch Towns
North Bergen
Ridgefield
Palisades Park
Leonia
Englewood
Tenafly

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by cf77

And Newarks is goin to connect to JC's?

Possibly , or the Boonton line will be restored as Regional Rail and the NLR will connect to it.

[cf77]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

No , why would they extend to the GWB?

Northern Branch Towns
North Bergen
Ridgefield
Palisades Park
Leonia
Englewood
Tenafly

I dont mean the GWB itself, but towns around it such as Ridgefield, Leonia etc etc. Good to know though.

[BrownstoneNY]

Originally Posted by cf77

I dont mean the GWB itself, but towns around it such as Ridgefield, Leonia etc etc. Good to know though.

Northern Branch Corridor Project

[cf77]

Originally Posted by BrownstoneNY

Northern Branch Corridor Project

Perfect, thanks for the link.

[The Jersey Kid]

I live along the so-called 'northern corridor. The site that 'Brownstone' linked to and is much appreciated is OLD-OLD-OLD. The fact that NJ Transit does not even bother to update tells me much! There are NO signs of any preparation at the Tonnele Ave. Terminus of ANY prep. work. Bergen County was a 'ship of fools' in that they 'parceled' funds assigned to them for the so-called Hudson-Bergen light rail with the promise that work would commence in hudson Co. and soon extend to Bergen County. I fear--sadly--that most of us will be dead before anything is extended on the northern corridor! In fact, Tenafly--(the supposed final terminus)--DOES NOT WANT IT in their town.