(The following story by Mark Mueller appeared on The Star-Ledger website on March 5, 2009.)
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey will receive $524 million for mass transit projects from the federal stimulus package passed by Congress last month, the Obama administration announced this afternoon.
The state’s share is part of $8.4 billion in funding made available across the country. New Jersey officials are free to spend most of the cash on high-priority projects of their choosing.
Full lists of projects planned by NJ Transit and the state Department of Transportation are below.
President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus package into law last month. Since then, some money has already begun trickling into New Jersey to repair affordable housing, help the homeless and improve energy efficiency, among other projects.
On Tuesday the Obama administration said New Jersey would receive $651.7 million for work on the state’s highways and bridges.
A day later, New Jersey’s police departments were awarded $47.7 million. In all, New Jersey is expected to receive about $10 billion in direct aid and an additional $7.5 billion in tax relief.