A lawmaker wants the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to release internal documents on a number of decisions, including the raising of bridge and tunnel tolls last year.
Figures show that recent toll increases are hitting Ocean and Monmouth County residents harder than anywhere else in the state. So, shore area state lawmakers are hoping to level the playing field.
Here's the website for the group we told you about on the show today: Citizens Against Tolls. They've been around awhile and haven't gone away. Keep the dream alive. At the very least it's an interesting read.
What's a better idea; Toll roads being able to suspend registrations due to toll violations OR the state getting rid of all toll booths?
For me, I think I'm going with the majority when I say I would like to see the state get rid of tolls altogether because of how much of a money-grabber the system is...
The nation's largest auto club says tolls are increasingly being diverted to pay for transportation projects and other expenses unrelated to roadways, bridges and tunnels used by the motorists who pay the fees.
The Assembly Transportation Committee now has the power to subpoena Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials following passage of a resolution by the full Assembly yesterday. A series of increasingly alarming reports in recent months have drawn sharp criticisms about how the multi-billion dollar agency conducts its business.