New Jersey Infrastructure Overview
While the nation’s infrastructure earned a C in the 2025 Infrastructure Report Card, New Jersey faces infrastructure challenges of its own. For example, driving on roads in need of repair in New Jersey costs each driver $713 per year, and 7.8% of bridges are rated structurally deficient. Drinking water needs in New Jersey are an estimated $8.6 billion. 229 dams are considered to be high-hazard potential. The state’s schools have an estimated capital expenditure gap of $1.58 billion. This deteriorating infrastructure impedes New Jersey’s ability to compete in an increasingly global marketplace. Success in a 21st-century economy requires serious, sustained leadership on infrastructure investment at all levels of government. Delaying these investments only escalates the cost and risks of an aging infrastructure system, an option that the country, New Jersey, and families can no longer afford.
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New Jersey recorded 159 million passenger trips across 34 systems in 2021.
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6,825
Bridges
6%
of Bridges are Deficient
232
High Hazard Dams
$32.2B
in Drinking Water Needs
78 Miles
of Levees
Protecting 44,900 people
18%
of Roads in poor or fair condition
$ 353.03
Motorist pays annually
due to insufficient infrastructure
243.0M
Passenger Trips on Public Transit
$44.4B
Wastewater needs
$65.1B
Total storm damage
(1980-2024)
IIJA Grants
IIJA Funding Announced
Number of IIJA Projects
Hudson River Tunnel: This $3.8 billion award will rehabilitate and expand the 100-year-old Hudson River Tunnel between New York and New Jersey, resulting in improved reliability for the 200,000 daily passengers and addressing damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.
Port Newark: This $32 million award will reconstruct Berth PN-308, resulting in a new structure with a 75-year service life, increased load capacity, and enhanced resiliency features.
Union City Bus Garage Renovation: This $47 million award will renovate New Jersey Transit’s Union City bus garage, resulting in a new public bus terminal, space for administrative services, and the ability to charge and deploy battery electric buses.
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