NJ Transit OKs $4.7M For Bloomfield Train Station Upgrades

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A major renovation project at Bloomfield Station is moving full speed ahead, officials say.

Last week, NJ Transit’s board of directors gave a green light to a $4.73 million work contract for design and construction support – with five percent for contingencies – that will fuel several upgrades at the Bloomfield train station.

The existing platform surfaces, canopy structures, station building and pedestrian tunnel will be rehabilitated as part of the upgrade. According to NJ Transit, plans include:

• The complete rehabilitation and restoration of existing platform surfaces and canopy structures
• Restoration and renewal of station building grounds and adjacent retaining walls
• Rehabilitation of pedestrian tunnel under the tracks
• Low‐level platforms raised to enhance accessibility
• Preservation of the historic features of Bloomfield Station

Bloomfield Station serves on average more than 1,500 customers every weekday. It is more than 100-years-old, was listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1984, and is considered a valuable reminder of the state’s “vibrant transit history,” NJ Transit officials said.

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The station is a centerpiece of the plan to revitalize Bloomfield’s central business district, which is a Transit‐Oriented Development transit village.

The project is being funded with $48 million in Debt Defeasance and Prevention Funds allocated by the state Legislature to rehabilitate the station and improve accessibility in compliance with the ADA.

“The improvements to Bloomfield Train Station will provide access for every customer who wishes to utilize the station while enhancing the customer experience as we continue to modernize our facilities,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti.

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