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4/10/2026
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded 11 grants totaling $26.3 million through the Rail Freight Assistance Program for fiscal-year 2026.
The grant program is designed to help preserve and improve the state’s freight transportation system and by making freight-rail service more widely available for businesses in New Jersey. Grants typically fund up to 90% of an eligible project’s estimated cost, NJDOT officials said in a press release.
The sponsors of projects chosen for funding are required to continue freight service on an improved line for at least 10 years after their project is completed.
“These grants for critical freight-rail infrastructure improvements are investments in our future to provide for the safe and efficient movement of goods in New Jersey, while reducing truck traffic on our highways,” said NJDOT Commissioner Priya Jain.
The larger grants and recipients include:
$4.8 million to Conrail for a port capacity project in Elizabeth;
$3.9 million to South Jersey Port Corp. for rail improvements at the Balzano Marine Terminal in Camden City;
$2.8 million to Winchester & Western Railroad for a Seashore Branch access project in Millville City; and
$2.8 million to the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp. for the installation of curve patch rail, ties and ballast, and surfacing work in three townships.
A full list of recipients is available here.