Opponents of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s plans for $24 billion of construction turned the agency’s monthly meeting into an unofficial public hearing.
Activists who oppose spending $16 billion to widen parts of the Parkway and Turnpike are suggesting $36 billion in other ideas – most of it transit projects.
N.J. may work with neighboring states to force habitual toll evaders to pay up by suspending their vehicle registrations – for tabs run up in other states.