N.J. guv: Toll hikes compromise in works
Entering New York City could cost motorists $17 by 2014, up from the current $8, if the toll increases are approved by the governors of New York and New Jersey. Credit: Getty Images
A day before steep toll hikes are voted on, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are working on alternatives.
Christie spoke Thursday at an event in Elizabeth.
He says he and Cuomo are “very concerned” about a report that found the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey paid $86 million in overtime last year.
Christie said the two governors expect to give the Port Authority their suggestions by tomorrow. He didn’t say whether he supports any increases.
If approved, tolls on Port Authority bridges and tunnels into New York would double for some motorists from $8 to $17 by 2014.
The Port Authority says the money for capital improvements will create more than 150,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
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