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11/19/2025
New Jersey Transit on Nov. 14 issued a request for proposals to hire a contractor to prepare the draft environmental impact statement for the 10-mile extension of the Hudson-Bergen light-rail line.
The extension would provide light-rail service from the current terminus at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen up to a future terminal at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey.
As currently proposed, the extension would include seven new station stops in five municipalities. The electric light-rail service would operate on West Side Avenue in North Bergen, and then on existing railroad right-of-way owned by CSX between 91st Street in North Bergen and the northern border of Englewood. The service would introduce new station stops in North Bergen, Ridgefield, Palisades Park, Leonia and Englewood, according to a NJ Transit press release.
In 2023, the Federal Transit Administration rescinded its notice of intent to consider NJ Transit’s previously submitted environmental impact statement citing changes in environmental conditions such as flood plains, storm water management and air quality that have occurred since 2007.
NJ Transit officials determined that the scope of work required to update the environmental impact statement would require a new contract. At that time, work began to assess and prepare the requirements included in the current RFP, NJ Transit officials said.
“NJ Transit remains committed to extending the Hudson-Bergen light rail into Bergen County,” said NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri. “This RFP is a concrete demonstration of that commitment."