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==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== [[Image:Jackson Rogers Passaic br jeh.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Jackson Street Bridge]] connects Harrison to the [[Ironbound (Newark)|Newark Ironbound]]]] [[File:2020-07-13 10 28 46 View west along Interstate 280 (Essex Freeway) at Exit 16 (Harrison) in Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|View west along [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] in Harrison]] {{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|18.15|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|15.23|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|1.57|mi}} by Hudson County and {{convert|1.35|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812201741/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf |date=August 12, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 25, 2014.</ref> [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] runs through the center of the town.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000280__-.pdf#page=16 Interstate 280 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> Westward, I-280 leads to [[New Jersey Route 21|Route 21]], the [[Garden State Parkway]], and [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]]. Eastward, it leads to [[New Jersey Route 7|Route 7]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> Replacement of Interstate 280's partial access in central Harrison with service roads, a new interchange, and an overpass (to improve access to Harrison Avenue, the [[Harrison station (PATH)|PATH station]], and [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]], and to give north–south passage to local street traffic) is in the planning stages.<ref>McNab, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/07/designs_for_new_interstate_280.html "Designs for new Interstate 280 exit interchange in Harrison to start simulation phase"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113184039/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2012/07/designs_for_new_interstate_280.html |date=January 13, 2022 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 24, 2012. Accessed August 2, 2013. "The Hudson County Improvement Authority and their consulting firm introduced three plans for a new Interstate 280 exit interchange in Harrison at a public meeting at Town Hall today."</ref><ref>[http://townofharrison2.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Public-Information-center-Meeting-7-24-12.pdf Harrison, NJ Interstate Route 280 Ramp Improvements Study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306213615/http://townofharrison2.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Public-Information-center-Meeting-7-24-12.pdf |date=March 6, 2014 }}, Jacobs Engineering Group, July 24, 2012. Accessed August 2, 2014.</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[Image:New WTC Harrison PATH Station in August 2019.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Harrison station (PATH)|Harrison station]]]] The [[Harrison station (PATH)|Harrison station]] on the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] [[rapid transit]] system offers service to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and New York City. The station was built in 1913 and relocated to its present location in 1936. A major reconstruction for the Harrison Station was approved on March 28, 2012, and construction started in January 2013.<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/harrison_hopes_upgraded_path_s.html "Harrison hopes upgraded PATH station will help welcome commuters with a grand new view"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407022719/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/harrison_hopes_upgraded_path_s.html |date=April 7, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 5, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref> The completion target, originally scheduled for April 2017, was tentatively moved to 2018;<ref name="Struncsk-2015-04-21">{{cite news|last1=Strunsky|first1=Steve|title=Good and bad news for Harrison PATH riders awaiting new station|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/good_news_and_bad_for_harrison_path_riders_awaitin.html|access-date=April 22, 2015|publisher=NJ Advance Media|date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425043608/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/good_news_and_bad_for_harrison_path_riders_awaitin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the expansion of the station was completed on June 15, 2019.<ref>[https://www.pressreleasepoint.com/port-authority-and-path-leadership-join-harrison-mayor-announcing-saturday-opening-new-eastbound Port Authority and PATH Leadership Join Harrison Mayor In Announcing Saturday Opening Of New Eastbound Harrison PATH Station], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]], June 12, 2019. Accessed September 19, 2021.</ref> The [[Northeast Corridor]], built in the 19th century by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and now owned by Amtrak, carries [[NJ Transit]] trains, and passes through the city on the same alignment as the PATH. There was a stop on the Northeast Corridor in Harrison, but it was eliminated due to the ease of picking up trains in Newark at [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Penn Station]]. Harrison is served by buses operated by several bus companies. [[NJ Transit]] offers service within New Jersey on the [[30 (New Jersey bus)|30]], [[40 (New Jersey bus)|40]] routes.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416093859/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=April 16, 2017 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 30, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221513/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221515/https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref> The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], located {{convert|4.8|mi|km}} away in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]].
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