No disrespect, but where is the toll money going now? EZ Pass,
instituted under the Whitman era, was supposed to pay for itself, just
like the lie told, when the Parkway, was first built, that it would
eventually become free! This was way before I migrated here, (1970),
so why do NJ voters/taxpayers/residents, buy the crap that these
obviously corrupt politicians try to sell us?
I know that their are other posters in this group, that knows the
"real" deal! The lay-off of "live" toll takers, have diminished under
the EZPass, takeover, so there are less saleries to pay, benefits,
etc. What's the deal, here? Corzine, no friend to anyone, should
have stayed in the Senate!
PS: Why have a study on the obvious? That costs NJ taxpayers more, to
come up with the obvious, already highlighted in this article. Is it me?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Traderdube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Bridge safety research program in works
>
>
> A report found a third of N.J.'s spans were not up to par. Another
> priced fixes at $13.6 billion.
>
> By Tom Hester Jr.
>
> Associated Press
>
> TRENTON - With a third of New Jersey bridges considered either obsolete
> or deficient, state legislators yesterday moved to create a bridge
> safety research program meant to prevent a collapse similar to the one
> that killed 13 people in Minnesota.
>
> A recent state report on the 6,400 large bridges in New Jersey found
> 4,200 bridges in good condition, but 1,500 obsolete bridges and about
> 700 deficient bridges. The report was ordered by Gov. Corzine following
> the Aug. 1 collapse along I-35W in Minneapolis.
>
> Another report estimated the state would have to spend $13.6 billion in
> the next 10 years to fix its bridges.
>
> Assemblyman John Wisniewski proposed having Rutgers University create a
> program to study bridge degradation, improved design methods, and new
> methods for building, testing and repairing state bridges.
>
> His bill would provide $500,000 to start the program and at least $1
> million more in coming years to keep it running.
>
> "Preparation now will help prevent catastrophic failures in the
future,"
> said Wisniewski (D., Middlesex).
> >But Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R., Monmouth) questioned why
> legislators would give $1.5 million to Rutgers while the state
> Transportation Department oversees and inspects bridges.
>
> "At a time when we don't have a lot of money in the state of New
Jersey,
> why aren't we supplementing DOT?" Beck asked.
>
> Wisniewski said Rutgers' research could break new ground.
>
> "We want to be ahead of the curve," Maher added.
Who does this guy want to pay off?
>
> Corzine is finalizing a plan to pay state debt and repair
transportation
> infrastructure such as bridges by increasing highway tolls.
>
> Corzine hasn't said how much tolls may increase, but Transportation
> Commissioner Kris Kolluri has said the state needs to increase tolls 45
> percent just to widen the New Jersey Turnpike and fix bridges on it and
> the Garden State Parkway.
This just another way to monetize our already expensive toll roads!
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