"Andover Township then committed what we would consider considerable time and money to acquire the piece of property.
"Many years ago when transit took up this project they ran into a problem acquiring a right of way to fix a drainage culvert that would protect the new platforms and the track," Walsh said. This was one of 39 routes identified as opportunities for possible expansion by Amtrak and could be a feasible investment thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that secured $66 billion in funding for the national train organization.Īndover Mayor Tom Walsh said he expects NJ Transit to hold up its end of the bargain in getting this project completed. Steve Oroho, who lives in Franklin, said this project would spark economic development for the northwest part of the state. He and others spoke at NJ Transit's board meeting last month when there was concern the project was delayed. Josh Gottheimer visiting the site last month where construction will take place to keep attention on the project. Getting this project off the ground has been a focus for those in the Andover region, with U.S. Local news: NJ Transit says gates were down when Boehlert killed, but residents call crossing sketchy More transportation news: Will new FTA funds renew fight over splitting the money among NY, NJ, CT? Gordon added: "I came to appreciate that this project really has some great regional opportunities as a way of easing the commute for perhaps 30,000 people living in the western part of the state and in eastern Pennsylvania." "I was one who was earlier questioning the return on investment of this project but I’ve become fully convinced of the importance of this project to the region," Fulton said. Others on the board, including Cedrick Fulton and Bob Gordon, also had reservations, but ultimately voted for the project.
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