East Orange's Brick Church station will get federal funds to make it more accessible to commuters with disabilities.
EAST ORANGE , N.J. -- Thanks to a federal grant, a busy train station in New Jersey is getting some much-needed upgrades.The goal is to make the Brick Church station in East Orange more accessible to everyone.On Tuesday, NJ Transit officials announced the agency will get a federal grant worth $83 million to modernize the station that will include making it more accessible to commuters with disabilities.Read more: Amtrak power outage 'an unmitigated disaster,' New Jersey Gov.
'It really will make an incredible difference to the countless residents and enhance their quality of life,' NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett said.Read more: Get ready to pay more for NJ Transit rides. Here's how much you'll have to pay this summerA massive new transit-oriented development is going up next door to the Brick Church station, which means more riders than ever will be catching a train there.Now, it's a race to bring the historic station into the 21st century.
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