The Middlesex County Improvement Authority is preparing the scope of the project and will manage the renovations. "It goes to installing brighter and more energy-efficient lighting, upgrading heating and air conditioning systems for those days when the weather outside on the platform isn’t inviting, among numerous other improvements both internal and external." "This project runs the gamut from replacing well-worn passenger platforms, to rehabbing or replacing bulky escalators and elevators," Murphy said. Murphy and lawmakers set up the defeasance fund after borrowing $4 billion at the outset of the pandemic, money they ultimately did not need but could not immediately pay back. The upgrades to the eight terminals and stations, which include Newark Penn, Hoboken and Walter Rand in Camden, were agreed to as part of budget negotiations that took place this summer. The station is one of eight that will receive large investments for capital upgrades and renovations using money from what's known as the New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund. "Well, Governor, it’s always good to have you here, especially when you bring a check," Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, said with deadpan delivery to start his remarks at the New Brunswick Train Station, where leaders from the city and state gathered to kick off $49 million in improvements to the station. Some of Middlesex County's most prominent leaders leaned on their humor to liven up a press conference about infrastructure Friday afternoon. Watch Video: No new fare hikes for NJ Transit riders
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