Turnpike Trap in the News
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“Jersey City and Bayonne need a larger extension like a hole in the head.”
- David Pringle, Clean Water Action state director
Just fix N.J. Turnpike extension to Holland Tunnel, don’t spend $4.7B to widen it, opponents say
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“The Holland Tunnel isn’t getting any bigger, it’s just going to be a bottleneck of traffic and air pollution and noise that will negatively impact the daily lives of Jersey City residents. My kids go to a school that is right next to the Turnpike extension.”
- Nancy Pokler, a Jersey City resident and parent
Those who live in shadow of Turnpike extension speak out against $4.7 billion widening project
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“NJTA and NJDOT are not only failing to take the action to reduce greenhouse gases as required by state policy, but are undermining it.”
- John Reichman, EmpowerNJ Steering Committee member and Environmental Committee chair of BlueWave NJ
Environmental groups file official protests to block $4.7B Turnpike extension widening
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“Based on the inclusion of additional travel lanes and anticipated impact on our local communities, Jersey City cannot support these projects as currently conceptualized.”
- Barkha R. Patel, Director of Infrastructure, Jersey City
Opposition mounts to $4.7B plan to widen the highway to the Holland Tunnel
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"Expanding the Turnpike extension in Jersey City past our schools, playgrounds, parks and homes is an environmental crime."
- James Lee, SafeStreetsJC
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"The needed repairs should move forward, but there should be no expansion of the turnpike. By expanding the turnpike you’re doing two things: it will increase traffic and it will increase air pollution."
- Chris Adair, Bike Hoboken
Activists, residents largely oppose $4.7B Turnpike extension widening in Jersey City & Bayonne
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"What we've learned from Jersey City is, generally speaking, if you widen roads and you make roads more accessible for cars, cars will come."
Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City, on the induced demand impacts of this project.
Turnpike expansion project causing alarm among New Jersey environmental groups
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"I’ve got to be honest, this idea to widen the Turnpike through my city, and our city, is one of the worst in recent memory. Our city will rise up in opposition."
- James Solomon, Jersey City Councilman
Turnpike Authority approves $28M widening project for Parkway service areas
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“... I have two kids, one with asthma, we used to live very close to the tunnel and now we’ve moved a little bit further away and his asthma actually gets better every time we leave this area … so I’m very invested in improving the air quality in the city and the region.”
- Talya Schwartz, Jersey City resident
Opposition remains for $4.7B Turnpike expansion in Jersey City and Bayonne