Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez (D-32) is blasting the proposed $10.7 billion New Jersey Turnpike expansion as the state looks to acquire properties, calling it “a disaster for Jersey City and Hoboken.”
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“This project is a disaster for Jersey City and Hoboken. Our community is already overburdened by air pollution,” Ramirez said in a statement.
“The Holland Tunnel is not expanding, and planning for more cars to be funneled in through my district means more congestion and idling cars that our children will have to breathe.”
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted unanimously yesterday to secure about 38 acres of land across 12 properties in Newark and Bayonne, as The Record reported.
Construction on the $6.2 billion Newark Bay-Hudson County extension, the first phase of the project, is expected to start this year, though no official date or timetable has been released yet, though it is not expected to fully complete until around 2040.
“We absolutely have to make investments in transportation, but public transit should be the focus,” Ramirez added.
“We know our transit infrastructure needs updates. We know reliability needs improvement. We ease congestion by providing avenues for people to take buses or trains, not adding more cars on the road.”
NYC congestion pricing is the best thing to happen to Hoboken and Jersey City! Traffic to the tunnels has significantly reduced. the time it takes to get in and out of Hoboken has been cut by 50 to 70%.
Hasn’t congestion pricing eliminated the need for the Holland tunnel extension project?
More public transportation is the ONLY way to cut down the traffic and pollution! Making bigger roads has created the mess we have now.
Hoping the organization who is in charge of NJ highways to not vote for a big road expansion is like hoping the fox will actually protect the chickens.
Thank you Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez!