After the bodies of two bridge jumpers were pulled out of the Raritan River over the weekend,  Perth Amboy's mayor is leading the push for barriers to be installed along the Driscoll Bridge and Victory Bridge.

The Garden State Parkway's Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River
The Garden State Parkway's Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River (NJ DOT)
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Mayor Wilda Diaz (D) is critical of the Department of Transportation for not doing the work on the Route 35 bridge since the new Victory Bridge opened in 2004. "How many kids do we have to sacrifice," asked Ruiz rhetorically of MyCentralJersey.com. "There is 18 more to go if the magic number is 100. What's enough?"

Diaz says her city has done all they can to get the barriers installed along with cameras so police could monitor the bridge. The City Council passed a a resolution in February asking the legislature to approve funding which was only recently approved and Diaz puts the blame on the DOT for a lack of action. "I do hold them responsible. There are no more excuses. It's their bridge. They built it. They have to be responsible. They should have made this a priority,' she told MyCentralJersey.com

Anthony Sharpe Jr., 32, of Plainfield is believed to have jumped  on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from the Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway while Gian Carlos Taveras, 16, of Perth Amboy leaped early Saturday morning, according to the newspaper.

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