Freeholder Bruce Bergen Appointed Chairman Of RVRC

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Union County Freeholder and Springfield local Bruce H. Bergen has been appointed as the chairman of the Raritan Valley Rail Coalition (RVRC), a rail transit advocacy group representing towns and counties along the NJ TRANSIT Raritan Valley line.

As chairman, Bergen noted he would emphasize supporting Governor Phil Murphy’s goals of improving rail service and increasing funding, not just for the Raritan Valley Line, but for the crucially important Gateway Project, and other vital efforts at NJ Transit.

The Gateway Project includes the construction of an additional two-track tunnel to New York under the Hudson River.

“The importance of the Gateway Project to the travelling public and the regional economy cannot be understated," Bergen said. "While there are recent news reports of a setback in funding from the Trump administration, this is a project of utmost consequence and one that the RVRC has been vociferously advocating for. While some suggest shrinking the scope of the Gateway Project is a solution to the funding problem, reality calls for full completion of the work.”

Bergen added he would also support a current NJ State legislative bill, which includes $5 million in state funds for capacity improvements to the Raritan Valley Line.

(Image via Union County: Union County Freeholder Bruce H. Bergen)

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