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The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Newark City Council President C. Lawrence Crump will host a Small Business Opportunities Information Session to help Newark small business owners learn how to participate in upcoming contracting opportunities associated with the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension Improvements Program.
The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the William Mobile Ashby Community Care and Training Facility, 695 Bergen St., Newark. Small business owners interested in attending are asked to visit the program website at NBHCE.com and click on the link in the popup on the homepage to register.
The information session will feature practical guidance from Turnpike Authority officials on how to prepare for contracting opportunities. The session will include a brief presentation on the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension Improvements Program, a small business testimonial, and insights on potential contracting opportunities from industry leaders representing the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey and the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association.
In addition to the presentations, participants will have opportunities to network with program team members, environmental and design consultants, Turnpike Authority construction staff, and representatives from local economic development and small business organizations.
“The success of our small businesses is crucial to the economic well-being of the City of Newark. The Turnpike Authority’s historic investment in rebuilding aging infrastructure in the City not only supports our economic growth, but it also has the potential to directly benefit small businesses and residents by creating opportunity,” said City Council President Crump. “By connecting the Newark small business community to contracting opportunities, providing guidance on certification and documentation, and bringing them into the conversation with industry leaders, we are building pathways for Newark small businesses to thrive. I want to thank the Turnpike Authority for their commitment to equitable and inclusive infrastructure development.”
“The Newark Bay–Hudson County Extension Improvements Program represents a generational investment in the safety, resilience, and reliability of a vital transportation corridor,” said Turnpike Authority Executive Director James Carone. “The Turnpike Authority is committed to providing local small businesses the opportunity to compete for the many economic opportunities that will arise because of this historic investment. We have set a goal of awarding 25 percent of contracts to small businesses and 3 percent to service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. This event is one of several initiatives designed to help us meet those goals.”
Similar information sessions will be scheduled for future dates in Bayonne and Jersey City.
Although most small business opportunities associated with the program will become available after construction begins, the Turnpike Authority has spent about $15 million with small businesses already.
The Turnpike Authority will rebuild the 8.1-mile Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension from Interchange 14 in Newark to Jersey Avenue in Jersey City to improve safety and sustainability, relieve traffic congestion and its harmful impacts, accommodate the current and future growth of the adjacent communities and the ports, and address the anticipated impacts of climate change.
The first project of the program is the replacement of 4.1 miles of bridges, roadway, and ramps between Interchange 14 in Newark and Interchange 14A in Bayonne and Jersey City. The first project includes the replacement of the Vincent Robert Casciano Bridge over Newark Bay with two new cable-stayed bridges. Construction on the first project is scheduled to begin in 2026 with an estimated duration of 10 years.