Chris Christie's New Jersey spends $2.3 Billion for 35 miles of new TOLL roadway

[mota bhai 2,675]

Thirty-five miles long with freshly painted, white, dotted lines, new traffic lanes opened on the New Jersey Turnpike this weekend as part of its five-year-long widening project.

The $2.3 billion project was launched in 2009 and, for five years, New Jersey Turnpike Authority contractors have been clearing land and paving and painting new lanes in each direction on the highway between Interchange 9 in New Brunswick and Interchange 6 in Chesterfield.

“We’re about to cross a milestone,” New Jersey Turnpike Authority spokesman Tom Feeney said on Friday. “By the time people are driving to work on Monday, they’ll be driving on new lanes.”

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/05/23b_nj_turnpike_widening_project_reaches_new_milestone_diverting_traffic.html

[Jacque67 7,328]

OMG. Fat pig Christie, his gastric band and NJ ! Will shoot myself now!

[JohnR! 5,495]

Where is New Jersey?

[Operator 1,927]

My question is; will anyone notice?

[luckytxn 2,264]

Always found it funny that when I go into New Jersey it is free to do so but when I leave I have to pay.

[mota bhai 2,675]

its a trap!

[Operator 1,927]

Conversation I heard once (no lie):

I'm from New Jersey.

No kidding? Me too, what exit?

[mota bhai 2,675]

The only time I've ever heard that is on Comedy Central. And I've lived in New Jersey over two decades.

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Whats the controversy?

I would love to see the breakdown of how the money was spent.. I am assuming a decent swath went to land owners.. Is there a spreadsheet somewhere?

[mota bhai 2,675]

Small government Republicans don't spend taxpayer money to build roads. They just don't!

[Operator 1,927]

The only time I've ever heard that is on Comedy Central. And I've lived in New Jersey over two decades.

You callin' me a liar?

[mota bhai 2,675]

You callin' me a liar?

Well, you DO have the illegal communist regime's flag on your profile...

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Small government Republicans don't spend taxpayer money to build roads. They just don't!

Oh I thought they hated mass transit..

I live in the #2 republican state... we have roads I looked.. and every direction I drive is orange cones and barrels.

None of the roads are toll roads though.. I've never seen a toll road before other than the Golden Gate Bridge.. Must be awful.

Edited May 19, 2014 by OnMyWayID

[mota bhai 2,675]

Oh I thought they hated mass transit..

I live in the #2 republican state... we have roads I looked.. and every direction I drive is orange cones and barrels.

None of them are toll though.. I've never seen a toll road before other than the Golden Gate Bridge.. Must be awful.

The Koch brothers must be paying for it.

[Operator 1,927]

Well, you DO have the illegal communist regime's flag on your profile...

Guilty