The state is also looking at highway, seaport and freight railroad projects.
In addition, the stimulus package also authorizes up to $1.5 billion to help build a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River, and provides $510 million for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, which runs through the Garden State.
President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion plan into law last week.
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