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    New Jersey governor breaks ground on new NJ Transit Lyndhurst Station

    May 4, 2021
    The new $31.5-million facility replaces the 107-year-old station as NJ Transit's customer-focused capital program continues.
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    The groundbreaking for a new, ADA-compliant train station in Lyndhurst, N.J., was celebrated by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner and New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) Board Chair Diane Guiterrez-Scaccetti, NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin Corbett and other officials.

    “When this station is completed, residents of Lyndhurst and the surrounding area will have a brand-new, ADA-accessible facility that will benefit them for generations to come,” said Gov. Murphy. “Our public transit infrastructure is a priority, and we will continue to invest in it and modernize mass transit across New Jersey.”

    The new facility, thanks to $30.9 million provided by the state’s partners at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), replaces a station more than a century old and will be located at the intersection of Delafield Avenue and Court Avenue, a more convenient location closer to the commuter parking lot. 

    “The new Lyndhurst station, a vital link in our Bergen County Rail network, will retain the best design elements of its 107-year-old predecessor while meeting modern standards and greatly improving access for all customers,” said Gutierrez-Scaccetti. “With this facility upgrade and other improvements throughout our system, NJ Transit will be poised to serve commuters for decades to come.”

    Corbett added, “We celebrate the beginning of construction work on a new rail station that will not only enhance accessibility, mobility and the customer experience for Bergen County residents who use Lyndhurst Station, it will support the state’s economic recovery and drive economic growth as we come out of the pandemic.

    “It also represents just one of many station enhancement projects advancing through our Five-Year Capital Plan, including ongoing work at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal, Elizabeth Station, Perth Amboy, New Brunswick and North Brunswick, and many others that will similarly improve accessibility and reliability, enhance comfort, and help us prepare for and accommodate future growth.”

    The station building is designed to replicate the historic style of the Lyndhurst neighborhood and will include ADA accessible platforms, new stairs, four elevators, lighting, canopies, communications and closed-circuit TV. NJ Transit’s Board of Directors approved a construction contract for $18.5 million for the project last year. Six firms bid on the project, with the contract going to Anselmi & Decicco, Inc. of Maplewood, N.J.

    The ADA accessible parking lot will be located next to the new station on the property owned by the township under a lease agreement between the township and NJ Transit. The station, located on the Main Line, pre-COVID 19 served an average of approximately 1,000 weekday passenger trips.