Dan Stessel
Dan Stessel
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Normally there is a diversion of 2 to 3 percent. Instead we saw an increase. We bucked the trend and swung to get 5 percent.
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The shelters will have push-button, on-demand heating. On cold winter days, customers will be able to push a button and heat will come on in the shelters. Two additional ticket vending machines will be installed. The main station building is also being redone with a larger waiting area, and will be open 24 hours.
public switch welcome
Some (drivers) have opted to switch to public transportation, and we're working to welcome them to the system.
stage tunnel
No way. At this stage in the game, it's like asking, 'Why not a sky-tram?' It's not in a let's-dream-about-it phase. This is not a theoretical exercise. The Tunnel is actually going to happen.
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We build for the future. We wouldn't want it to be at its capacity at the end of the first or second or even fifth year.
double since trains
Since there were two trains in one, they had to make double stops.
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Obviously there is concern about federal support to ensure they have the resources to keep the line in a state of good repair.
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There have been some intermittent improvements over the years, but the station has, over time, experienced deterioration to its concrete passenger platform. We have conducted annual inspections that revealed water infiltration and the effect of salt corrosion.
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There has not been anything systemic that we can point to or work to rectify in any meaningful way, which has been part of the challenge. I almost wish I could point to something.
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It becomes a manual process with heavy radio traffic. It's slow, methodical, and reduces capacity to a fraction.
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It is a $23 million project divided into three phases, and it is currently in the second phase. We are currently doing work on the eastern end of the platform, and Phase II will be completed this fall. Phase III will shift to the west end and will be six months in duration. The entire project will be completed by next spring.
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For residents of these densely populated communities, the light rail will provide unprecedented mobility and convenience. This is a huge day for Union City, West New York and North Bergen.
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The purpose is to reduce the chance that somebody would be tempted to take an illegal or ill-advised shortcut across the railroad tracks.
Had it not been replenished or reformed by the governor, we would not have been able to proceed.