Group sues to stop Parkway widening
A watchdog organization has sued to try to stop the NJ Turnpike Authority's plans to widen the Garden State Parkway. The Tr-State Transportation Campaign and Eastern Environmental Law Center says it...
View ArticleWhat recession? They got $224 million in OT
New Jersey's three major transportation agencies paid out more than $220 million in overtime last year. The president of Citizens Against Tolls, Raymond G. Neveil, called that an indictment of...
View ArticleSuspect a connection?
Gov. Christie ordered a review of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority's practice of holding back show tickets, some of which went to politicians you read about here. Now, the Turnpike...
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It depends on who you know
Gov. Christie ordered agencies to stop selling premium seats to lawmakers and other VIPs but that doesn't mean such seating isn't available for the truly connected. They set aside 40 tickets at the...
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Let unions bid for the toll business
Transportation officials have requested proposals from potential private contractors to operate our toll roads. My colleague Larry Higgs of the Asbury Park Press reports privatization could replace...
View ArticleTurnpike Authority goes nuts
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has introduced administrative rule changes that would sock it to motorists who happen to find themselves on exit and entrance ramps of the Garden State Parkway...
View ArticleNo toll taking privatization
There won't be a vote on toll road privatization. My colleague Larry Higgs reports the Turnpike Authority will extend the current union contract with big changes. He reports the two-year pact would...
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