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As 2022 comes to a close, NJSME would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year, we would like to provide the readers of the NJSME Update a look at some of the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 4.
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How an offshore wind farm would come onshore in Ocean City, NJ
WCAU-TV
From March 16: One of the world's largest offshore wind developers, Denmark-based Ørsted, wants to bring 1,100 megawatts of electricity onshore from a wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean using a transmission line that would run through Ocean City, New Jersey.
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Construction projects we can expect in NJ in 2022
WKXW-FM
From Jan. 6: As 2022 fast approaches a multitude of construction projects will soon begin across the Garden State that are expected to generate significant economic activity.
According to Jerry Keenan, president of the non-partisan New Jersey Alliance for Action, construction leaders are forecasting $32 billion in capital investments across the state in 2022 and 2023.
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These are the 10 biggest projects on NJ highways in 2022
NJ.com
From Jan. 6: Of the 10 largest road and bridge projects on the state transportation department’s $2.47 billion docket in 2022, seven are ongoing mega projects that are joined by three new projects on busy local highways.
New projects on busy Routes 9, 27 and I-76 join other familiar highway and bridge projects statewide, said James Barry, an NJDOT spokesman.
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New Jersey officials give $600M boost to highway, bridge and transit projects
NJ.com
From July. 6: The fund that helps bankroll New Jersey highway, bridge and transit projects are set to get a $600 million funding infusion.
The state Senate and Assembly voted to increase the Transportation Trust Fund’s spending limitation by $600 million to bring it to an intended annual levels of $2 billion by fiscal year 2024.
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These major commuter hubs are part of NJ Transit's $814M overhaul plan
NJ.com
From July 20: Commuters might consider this the year of the station at NJ Transit for the number of projects included in $814 million allocated in the state’s fiscal year 2023 budget.
The additional funding comes from the New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund, created by legislation that adds $814 million to NJ Transit’s capital budget for specific projects.
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Politics intensify over tunnel vision
Politico
From Aug. 17: A $4.7 billion plan by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to expand eight miles of highway leading to the Holland Tunnel is facing a new wave of criticism from city councils in Jersey City and Hoboken worried about the traffic jams, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions it may cause.
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Electromagnetic motors are the world's biggest energy consumers
Engineering.com
From July 20: Energy conversion has been a common human practice since the first human hit two rocks together and created a spark. In this case they used kinetic energy to initiate a chemical reaction that ultimately produced heat energy. With natural materials such as flint and pyrite, this would have taken time and practice to achieve the desired results.
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NJ needs a moratorium on infrastructure projects that rely on fossil fuel
The Record (Opinion)
From June 22: By some measures, New Jersey is making serious moves to tackle the climate crisis. The long-awaited offshore wind investments are coming together, the state’s environmental justice law has attracted national attention and last year, Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order calling for a 50% reduction in climate pollution — from 2006 levels — in the next eight years.
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