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| Location | Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey |
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| Project Sponsor / Borrower | New Jersey Transit New Jersey Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration |
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| Mode | Light Rail Transit |
| Description | The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is a light rail transit system encompassing 24 stations. It runs north-south on the Hudson River waterfront in Hudson County, New Jersey for 20.6 miles. The project was implemented in phases. An initial minimum operable segment (MOS-I) was a $1.0 billion, 9.5-mile operating segment opened in 2000 with 16 stations, followed by several extensions completed later that year, with the final station opening in 2002. MOS-II was a $1.2 billion, 6-mile, 7-station project that opened in phases from 2002 through 2006. The line connects terminals at Tonnelle Avenue (North Bergen), Hoboken Terminal (Hoboken), 22nd Street in Bayonne and West Side Avenue in Jersey City. MOS-III was completed at a cost of $100 million in January 2011 with an extension from the former southern terminus at 22nd street one mile to 8th Street in Bayonne. |
| Cost | $2.3 billion (MOS-I, II, and III) |
| Funding Sources | FTA New Starts Full Funding Grant Agreements Grant Anticipation Notes (GANs) (backed by passenger fares) State Transportation Trust Fund (motor fuel tax receipts) |
| Project Delivery / Contract Method | Design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) 15-year fixed price contract in 1996 to design and construct 9.5-mile MOS-I with a guaranteed completion date, provide a fleet of light rail vehicles, and operate and maintain the system for 15 years. Contract later renegotiated to include subsequent extensions. |
| Private Partner | DBOM partner - 21st Century Rail Corporation
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| Project Advisors | WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Booz Allen Hamilton Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP |
| Lenders | None |
| Duration / Status | The project's initial phase opened in 2000. Seven other expansions have been completed as of January 2011 since the initial segment was opened in 2000. |
| Financial Status | Closed |
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| Contacts | NJ TRANSIT |
