Colleen Wilson
@colleenonthescene.bsky.social
🚃 Transportation reporter at
📰 The Record aka NorthJersey.com
🦀 Eastern Shore, MD native, go Terps
✍️ [email protected]
📰 The Record aka NorthJersey.com
🦀 Eastern Shore, MD native, go Terps
✍️ [email protected]
NJDOT awarded HNTB the prized Rt 17 engineering contract this year.
An hour later, NJDOT changed the winner to Michael Baker, saying it was an error.
But when I asked for documents proving it, I got nothing. One OPRA was denied citing the 2024 changes.
My story ⬇️
An hour later, NJDOT changed the winner to Michael Baker, saying it was an error.
But when I asked for documents proving it, I got nothing. One OPRA was denied citing the 2024 changes.
My story ⬇️
Decision on major contract for Route 17 project shrouded in mystery
NJ DOT failed to provide records showing why company with lower score got bid for widening project to reduce traffic congestion.
www.northjersey.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NJDOT awarded HNTB the prized Rt 17 engineering contract this year.
An hour later, NJDOT changed the winner to Michael Baker, saying it was an error.
But when I asked for documents proving it, I got nothing. One OPRA was denied citing the 2024 changes.
My story ⬇️
An hour later, NJDOT changed the winner to Michael Baker, saying it was an error.
But when I asked for documents proving it, I got nothing. One OPRA was denied citing the 2024 changes.
My story ⬇️
The defense team rep’ing STA — which left a 13YO at an unauthorized bus stop before she was hit by a car — is now trying to blame her, her father and stepmom.
Even the judge seemed baffled — and saw fit to interrupt at times during oral arguments.
Even the judge seemed baffled — and saw fit to interrupt at times during oral arguments.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The defense team rep’ing STA — which left a 13YO at an unauthorized bus stop before she was hit by a car — is now trying to blame her, her father and stepmom.
Even the judge seemed baffled — and saw fit to interrupt at times during oral arguments.
Even the judge seemed baffled — and saw fit to interrupt at times during oral arguments.
Now that the government shutdown is over, what’s going on with Gateway?
Everyone is treading lightly.
Everyone is treading lightly.
With government reopened, what's status of Gateway tunnel project?
Those close to the Gateway program are tight-lipped and treading lightly to avoid more talk of terminating the rail tunnel project under the Hudson.
www.northjersey.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Now that the government shutdown is over, what’s going on with Gateway?
Everyone is treading lightly.
Everyone is treading lightly.
NJ Transit review finds more than $10,000 improperly paid to two engineers
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November 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
NJ Transit review finds more than $10,000 improperly paid to two engineers
SCOOP: Big schedule changes are coming for NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak riders for what could be six weeks to start the "cutover" process on the Portal North Bridge.
Cutover to new Portal Bridge could disrupt NJ Transit, Amtrak train service for 6 weeks
Some trains will likely be rerouted or canceled over a six-week period as tracks get switched from old to new rail bridge over the Hackensack River.
www.northjersey.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
SCOOP: Big schedule changes are coming for NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak riders for what could be six weeks to start the "cutover" process on the Portal North Bridge.
While some towns and counties were quick to ban e-bikes, one Bergen County borough decided to have a community discussion about it.
Teens, parents, police, council members weighed in.
More on that and where gov-elect Mikie Sherrill fall on this issue.
Teens, parents, police, council members weighed in.
More on that and where gov-elect Mikie Sherrill fall on this issue.
NJ towns pedal into fierce debate on e-bike safety with a myriad of bans, penalties
Headlines of serious — sometimes fatal — crashes involving e-bikes have captured the attention of parents, kids, local officials and state lawmakers.
www.northjersey.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
While some towns and counties were quick to ban e-bikes, one Bergen County borough decided to have a community discussion about it.
Teens, parents, police, council members weighed in.
More on that and where gov-elect Mikie Sherrill fall on this issue.
Teens, parents, police, council members weighed in.
More on that and where gov-elect Mikie Sherrill fall on this issue.
One EWR traveler packed non-perishable snacks ahead of his flight; another worried whether she would make it to Phoenix on time for a wedding.
My story on how air travel is going around NYC amid the first day of flight reductions.
My story on how air travel is going around NYC amid the first day of flight reductions.
Newark Liberty hit with flight cancelations as safety measure amid government shutdown
Friday began flight reductions at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, including Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Teterboro.
www.northjersey.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One EWR traveler packed non-perishable snacks ahead of his flight; another worried whether she would make it to Phoenix on time for a wedding.
My story on how air travel is going around NYC amid the first day of flight reductions.
My story on how air travel is going around NYC amid the first day of flight reductions.
Anyone preparing to fly in/out of EWR, JFK or LGA in the coming days/week? I'd love to talk to you about that given the expected announcement for flight cuts.
Get in touch! DM or email is [email protected].
Get in touch! DM or email is [email protected].
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Anyone preparing to fly in/out of EWR, JFK or LGA in the coming days/week? I'd love to talk to you about that given the expected announcement for flight cuts.
Get in touch! DM or email is [email protected].
Get in touch! DM or email is [email protected].
Reposted by Colleen Wilson
Got an idea to fix New York Penn Station? Andy Byford wants proposals and shovels in the ground by end of 2027.
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Every option to fix NY Penn Station on table as Amtrak looks to hire project developer
How can NY Penn Station be improved? Amtrak is open to anything as they look to hire for a project developer job.
www.northjersey.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Got an idea to fix New York Penn Station? Andy Byford wants proposals and shovels in the ground by end of 2027.
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Got an idea to fix New York Penn Station? Andy Byford wants proposals and shovels in the ground by end of 2027.
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Every option to fix NY Penn Station on table as Amtrak looks to hire project developer
How can NY Penn Station be improved? Amtrak is open to anything as they look to hire for a project developer job.
www.northjersey.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Got an idea to fix New York Penn Station? Andy Byford wants proposals and shovels in the ground by end of 2027.
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Everything is on the table -- through-running, moving MSG, whatever it takes. Here's the latest status of the complicated transit project:
Reposted by Colleen Wilson
Congestion pricing apparently reducing vehicle entries more than expected: revenue is 1.6% less than forecast as of Sept. Gross: $507.4 mil, expenses less than projected at $96.4 million. Net: $411 mil which has the @MTA on track to raise the $500 mil expected. #Traffic
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Congestion pricing apparently reducing vehicle entries more than expected: revenue is 1.6% less than forecast as of Sept. Gross: $507.4 mil, expenses less than projected at $96.4 million. Net: $411 mil which has the @MTA on track to raise the $500 mil expected. #Traffic
Broadway Bus once served Ocean Terminal, Maidenform factory and downtown Bayonne with 42 buses.
More recently, they're down to 10 buses, 1 route - and now they will close Nov 30.
Third-gen owner Emil Massa talked to me about growing up in the bus biz.
More recently, they're down to 10 buses, 1 route - and now they will close Nov 30.
Third-gen owner Emil Massa talked to me about growing up in the bus biz.
After 101 years and three generations, North Jersey bus company rolling to a final stop
At its peak, Broadway Bus in Bayonne had 41 buses. COVID was the final straw. NJ Transit may absorb the company's last operating route.
www.northjersey.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Broadway Bus once served Ocean Terminal, Maidenform factory and downtown Bayonne with 42 buses.
More recently, they're down to 10 buses, 1 route - and now they will close Nov 30.
Third-gen owner Emil Massa talked to me about growing up in the bus biz.
More recently, they're down to 10 buses, 1 route - and now they will close Nov 30.
Third-gen owner Emil Massa talked to me about growing up in the bus biz.
I asked Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill about the tricky situation of NJ TRANSIT funding.
Specifically, whether they would keep the corporate business tax and the annual 3% fare hike -- and how/if they would fill the gap.
Specifically, whether they would keep the corporate business tax and the annual 3% fare hike -- and how/if they would fill the gap.
Would Ciattarelli, Sherrill plans to fund cash-strapped NJ Transit actually work?
The candidates for NJ governor said they would move away from annual 3% fare hikes and corporate transit fee. That's a lot of revenue to replace.
www.northjersey.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I asked Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill about the tricky situation of NJ TRANSIT funding.
Specifically, whether they would keep the corporate business tax and the annual 3% fare hike -- and how/if they would fill the gap.
Specifically, whether they would keep the corporate business tax and the annual 3% fare hike -- and how/if they would fill the gap.
Updated with info about a recent OSHA inspection involving the company
BREAKING: A worker has died at the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project site while working on the Gateway project.
Worker fatally injured at Gateway tunnel project site in Manhattan
All work is suspended while an investigation takes place. The worker who died was an employee of the New York Concrete Corporation.
www.northjersey.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Updated with info about a recent OSHA inspection involving the company
BREAKING: A worker has died at the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project site while working on the Gateway project.
Worker fatally injured at Gateway tunnel project site in Manhattan
All work is suspended while an investigation takes place. The worker who died was an employee of the New York Concrete Corporation.
www.northjersey.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
BREAKING: A worker has died at the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project site while working on the Gateway project.
“It’s weird that you get off at one of the triangles."
IYKYK
The world of North Jersey bus commuting is weird -- and isn't for the weak.
IYKYK
The world of North Jersey bus commuting is weird -- and isn't for the weak.
That's a bus stop? NJ Transit stops are in some weird locations
NJ Transit riders brave the weather at bus stops scattered amid dizzying highways and spaghetti-like ramps — and those aren’t even the obscure ones.
www.northjersey.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“It’s weird that you get off at one of the triangles."
IYKYK
The world of North Jersey bus commuting is weird -- and isn't for the weak.
IYKYK
The world of North Jersey bus commuting is weird -- and isn't for the weak.
“Complete and utter silence.” - U.S. Sen. Andy Kim
A look at how things are going on to get clarity on whether the Gateway program is terminated and how a bipartisan group of mayors and union leaders want answers.
A look at how things are going on to get clarity on whether the Gateway program is terminated and how a bipartisan group of mayors and union leaders want answers.
NJ Sen. Kim says he's had no word from feds over Trump threat to end Gateway project
President Trump made a vague threat to end the $16 billion Gateway project, already well underway, to build a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson.
www.northjersey.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Complete and utter silence.” - U.S. Sen. Andy Kim
A look at how things are going on to get clarity on whether the Gateway program is terminated and how a bipartisan group of mayors and union leaders want answers.
A look at how things are going on to get clarity on whether the Gateway program is terminated and how a bipartisan group of mayors and union leaders want answers.
HNTB Corp. has been the engineering consultant of record for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for the entire 77-year history of the NJTA -- until now.
Yesterday, they chose a new engineering firm.
My story ⬇️
Yesterday, they chose a new engineering firm.
My story ⬇️
NJ Turnpike board switches engineering firms after 77 years
The board approved a $93 million contract with AECOM for general consulting engineering services. HNTB Corp. previously had the contract for decades.
www.northjersey.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
HNTB Corp. has been the engineering consultant of record for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for the entire 77-year history of the NJTA -- until now.
Yesterday, they chose a new engineering firm.
My story ⬇️
Yesterday, they chose a new engineering firm.
My story ⬇️
BREAKING: Head of Gateway tunnel project had a medical emergency
I spoke to Tom Prendergast about what happened, who’s stepping in day to day for him and what his status is.
Story at NorthJersey ⬇️
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I spoke to Tom Prendergast about what happened, who’s stepping in day to day for him and what his status is.
Story at NorthJersey ⬇️
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New head of Gateway tunnel project for now as CEO has medical emergency
CEO Tom Prenderegast is on partial medical leave after suffering a cardiac event that sent him to the hospital. He expects to return soon.
www.northjersey.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
BREAKING: Head of Gateway tunnel project had a medical emergency
I spoke to Tom Prendergast about what happened, who’s stepping in day to day for him and what his status is.
Story at NorthJersey ⬇️
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
I spoke to Tom Prendergast about what happened, who’s stepping in day to day for him and what his status is.
Story at NorthJersey ⬇️
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
One state senator remembers what Newark Airport was like before AirTrain Newark from when she was a concessionaire in the early '90s.
Now, she has a front row seat at its replacement groundbreaking.
More on that and the new project ⬇️
Now, she has a front row seat at its replacement groundbreaking.
More on that and the new project ⬇️
Newark Airport's AirTrain is being replaced. What to know as work begins
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is replacing the AirTrain at Newark Liberty Airport. Ground broke on the project Oct. 7.
www.northjersey.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
One state senator remembers what Newark Airport was like before AirTrain Newark from when she was a concessionaire in the early '90s.
Now, she has a front row seat at its replacement groundbreaking.
More on that and the new project ⬇️
Now, she has a front row seat at its replacement groundbreaking.
More on that and the new project ⬇️
Our statehouse reporter Katie Sobko queried the gubernatorial candidates about their ideas for improving NJ TRANSIT.
Here's what they said:
Here's what they said:
How would Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill manage the future of NJ Transit?
How would Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill manage the future of NJ Transit?
www.northjersey.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Our statehouse reporter Katie Sobko queried the gubernatorial candidates about their ideas for improving NJ TRANSIT.
Here's what they said:
Here's what they said:
NJ Transit's electric bus program was already up against myriad challenges -- now the New Flyer bus used for its Camden pilot program is subject to a recall.
More on that at NorthJersey.com
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More on that at NorthJersey.com
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
NHTSA recalls electric bus model that's part of NJ Transit's electric bus pilot
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recalled an electric bus model being used in NJ Transit's electric bus pilot.
www.northjersey.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
NJ Transit's electric bus program was already up against myriad challenges -- now the New Flyer bus used for its Camden pilot program is subject to a recall.
More on that at NorthJersey.com
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
More on that at NorthJersey.com
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
What are air traffic controllers at Newark Airport thinking about? Departures, arrivals, how to pay mortgage, car, feed kids - as they work w/out pay amid govt shutdown.
This is exacerbating an ATC shortage at EWR. More on that and Sec. Duffy visit today.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
This is exacerbating an ATC shortage at EWR. More on that and Sec. Duffy visit today.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
Federal shutdown adds stress to air traffic control operations at Newark Airport
Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty Airport are already overworked. They are not being paid because of the federal government shutdown.
www.northjersey.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What are air traffic controllers at Newark Airport thinking about? Departures, arrivals, how to pay mortgage, car, feed kids - as they work w/out pay amid govt shutdown.
This is exacerbating an ATC shortage at EWR. More on that and Sec. Duffy visit today.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
This is exacerbating an ATC shortage at EWR. More on that and Sec. Duffy visit today.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
In 2024, NJ TRANSIT's bus fleet dropped to its lowest MDBF average since 2017 -- 10,302.
But plans are underway to purchase 1,400+ buses. One new transit bus was on display this week and Kris Kolluri gave Rep. Menendez a hard time about driving.
My story:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
But plans are underway to purchase 1,400+ buses. One new transit bus was on display this week and Kris Kolluri gave Rep. Menendez a hard time about driving.
My story:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
NJ Transit unveils new buses that will roll out between now and June 2026
NJ Transit officials unveiled the first 175 new 40-foot, two-door transit buses that will be rolling into the carrier's fleet through June 2026.
www.northjersey.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In 2024, NJ TRANSIT's bus fleet dropped to its lowest MDBF average since 2017 -- 10,302.
But plans are underway to purchase 1,400+ buses. One new transit bus was on display this week and Kris Kolluri gave Rep. Menendez a hard time about driving.
My story:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
But plans are underway to purchase 1,400+ buses. One new transit bus was on display this week and Kris Kolluri gave Rep. Menendez a hard time about driving.
My story:
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
The crosswalk in Oakland where 4yo Jalen Gomez died was made less visible & lacked a basic safety feature - Bergen Co won't say why.
In 2020, a state grant to make ped safety upgrades along Ramapo Valley Road was denied. Now ped deaths in NJ are at 30-year highs.
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In 2020, a state grant to make ped safety upgrades along Ramapo Valley Road was denied. Now ped deaths in NJ are at 30-year highs.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
Oakland pedestrian death raises questions for Bergen County amid hurdles to upgrades
A dangerous intersection in Oakland illustrates the challenges for towns who need county and state funds to make crosswalk upgrades.
www.northjersey.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The crosswalk in Oakland where 4yo Jalen Gomez died was made less visible & lacked a basic safety feature - Bergen Co won't say why.
In 2020, a state grant to make ped safety upgrades along Ramapo Valley Road was denied. Now ped deaths in NJ are at 30-year highs.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
In 2020, a state grant to make ped safety upgrades along Ramapo Valley Road was denied. Now ped deaths in NJ are at 30-year highs.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...