A specific appropriation for the station was made from a subsequent bill approved in 2017. The county contributed an additional $20 million. Sweeney and the state senators advocated for the $50 million project to be funded through the Transportation Trust Fund when the legislature renewed and expanded the fund in 2016. Bob Smith, D-17th District Patrick Diegnan, D-18th, Joe Vitale, D-19th and Linda Greenstein, D-14th Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin Assemblywomen Yvonne Lopez, D-19th, and Nancy Pinkin, D-18th Assemblymen Joe Egan and Joe Danielson, both D-17th and Assemblymen Roy Freiman, D-16th, also represented the state at the commemoration. Senate President Steve Sweeney state Sens. "We hope that with the completion of this project in partnership with NJ Transit, this process can serve as an innovative new framework for how major infrastructure projects like this are tackled in the future."ĮARLIER: Creating downtown North Brunswick: First phase of massive project on track "This is going to be a significant undertaking, but with the help of our state and local partners, along with our brothers and sisters in the trades, I am confident we will begin to move the project forward," he continued. We anticipate these crucial steps will be complete within the next 24 months at which time we anticipate breaking ground on this station. In the coming months, the county will begin the concept and design phase, completing the final engineering and permitting steps. collaborating with us and allowing us to take the lead on this project. "I would like to thank elected officials for their advocacy on this project. "This is a big, big day for us," Rios said.