Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System
Newark, New Jersey

DMJM+HARRIS, in joint venture, is the general design assistance consultant for the 34-mile transit system in Burlington, Camden and Mercer Counties, New Jersey. This Design/Build/Operate/Maintain (DBOM) program will extend the reach of the extremely successful PATCO rapid transit service by providing better access to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additionally, the project will improve intrastate mobility in New Jersey and stimulate development of employment centers and other destinations in southern New Jersey.
Environmental assessment and compliance is a major element of the program. The transit corridors that constitute the SNJLRTS have long been the subject of a variety of studies and proposals. As suburban development reaches further into previously undeveloped rural and agricultural land, automobile traffic in the region has grown resulting in increased traffic congestion. In support of the environmental aspects of the project, DMJM+HARRIS’s team members are providing services in the following areas:
Program management - Cost/schedule control; health and safety plans; QA/QC; reports, graphics, designs, and other project support documents. A full EIS for the entire construction corridor as well as ancillary facilities including a yard, maintenance shop, park & rides, and both new and historic stations.