As the New Jersey gubernatorial candidates prepare for the primary election, a significant divide emerges over the $11 billion plan to widen the Turnpike. While only four candidates oppose this expansion, including mayors Steve Fulop and Ras Baraka, many others support it, despite warnings from experts that it will likely increase congestion. Critics argue that more funding should be directed towards improving mass transit instead of expanding highway infrastructure, as evidenced by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's projections of a traffic increase of 32 percent.
Murphy has resisted calls from local pols and advocates to halt the massive new car infrastructure following congestion pricing and instead invest more funding in mass transit.
The next governor of NJ will decide the fate of this $11 billion highway expansion boondoggle, standing up for public health or succumbing to car-centric policies.
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