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NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL AT RANCOCAS BRIDGE

DELANCO, NJ — The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with state, county and local partners, will conduct a training exercise on Saturday, May 3, on the River LINE’s Rancocas Bridge connecting Delanco and Riverside beginning at 8 a.m.

The drill, which will gauge responses to a simulated transportation incident, will take approximately three (3) hours to complete. Residents and customers are advised that they will see an increased presence of police and emergency personnel in the area of the Rancocas Bridge.

The drill will be contained to Rancocas Bridge and the immediate vicinity and is not open to the public.

From approximately 6:00 a.m. until noon, all southbound River LINE trains will operate 15 minutes later than regularly scheduled.

In addition to New Jersey Transit Police Department personnel, the following entities will also be participating in the exercise: 

 

  • New Jersey Transit Police Office of Emergency Management

  • River LINE operations

  • Delanco Fire, Police, OEM

  • Riverside Fire, Police, OEM

  • Beverly Fire, Police, OEM

  • Delran EMS

  • Burlington County Sheriff

  • Burlington County OEM

  • Burlington County EMS Coordinator

  • NJ Department of Transportation

  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

The New Jersey Transit Police Department annually conducts multiple drills and training sessions simulating various transportation emergency scenarios throughout the statewide system to increase preparedness.

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NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 263 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 166 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.