NEW YORK — Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have approved a $230 million, multi-year program to address track and rolling stock issues for the Port Authority Trans Hudson, or PATH, rail system, NJ.com reports.
Commissioners voted 12-0 to approve the state-of-good-repair projects at their Tuesday, Nov. 21, meeting. The agency will spend $168 million for track rehabilitation, mostly between the Journal Square Transportation in Jersey City and Exchange Place station in Hoboken, N.J. PATH General Manager Clarelle DeGraffe told commissioners the last track habilitation took place 20 years ago.
Another $62 million will be used to rebuild wheelsets on 135 cars in PATH’s fleet of 350 PA-5 railcars built by Kawasaki between 2009 and 2011. That program will also include developing a plan for future railcar lifecycle maintenance and rebuilding.
The track work will begin in 2024 and is projected for completion by the fourth quarter of 2028. It will require some service interruptions, which will be coordinated with other transit agencies to maintain travel options.
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