NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit has agreed to upgrade five of its stations to make them compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has announced.
The settlement covers the New Brunswick, Newark Penn, Princeton Junction, Metropark, and Trenton stations. While all five are considered wheelchair accessible, NorthJersey.com reports, the 51-page agreement identifies more than 200 repairs that are required.
“In ways large and small, people with disabilities were denied full access to transportation services – whether it was the lack of access to restrooms, no signs, bad ramps, poor access to elevators, or that parking spaces were just too small for those who needed wheelchair access,” U.S. Attorney Phillip R. Sellinger said in an announcement of the settlement. “… To their credit, NJ Transit has swiftly recognized these deficiencies and already begun to bring its intercity rail stations into compliance with the ADA.”
NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith told the news site that about half the issues have already been addressed. The others require engineering and architectural review.
“When DOJ contacted NJ Transit in early 2021 with ADA deficiencies, we moved quickly to implement remedies and add repairs to our capital improvement plans,” Smith said.
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