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Chris Christie on Local Issues |
But I also want to assure the people of New Jersey today that what has occurred does
not define us or our state. This Administration and this Legislature will not allow the work that needs to be done to improve the people's lives in New Jersey to be delayed. I am the leader of this state and its people and I stand here today proud to be
both. And always determined to do better.
[NOTE: The "BridgeGate" scandal resulted from the closure of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge for the purpose of causing traffic jams in Fort Lee; several officials were fired].
Gov. Christie complained about the local-access lanes for Fort Lee: "The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced," Christie said. The lane closures from Sept. 9-13 caused massive traffic jams.
But 3 lanes of a 14-lane span dedicated to Fort Lee? Not even close, governor. In the September closures, 2 of 3 local-access lanes were closed, purportedly for a traffic study. Some questioned whether the closures were political retribution against Fort Lee's Democratic mayor for failing to endorse Christie for re-election. But local officials are dumbfounded by Christie's claim that the local access lanes are dedicated to Fort Lee. "These lanes are open to the general public," one said. "They're physically located in Fort Lee but they're not dedicated to Fort Lee." The Truth-O-Meter says: Ridiculously false.
