The mess which NJ Chris Christie hath created

[marmar]

from WNYC:



Filling in the Holes: Reversing the ARC Tunnel
Thursday, October 28, 2010

By Matthew Schuerman


Now that New Jersey Govenor Chris Christie has cancelled the ARC tunnel project under the Hudson River once and for all, state agencies will begin to undo the work of the past year and a half.

That includes filling in a hole that contractors dug under Routes 1 and 9 in North Bergen, where trains were supposed to travel on their way to the new tunnel.

New Jersey Transit spokesman Paul Wyckoff says about a third of the underpass has been dug so far. It will be filled up with the dirt that came out of it, most of which is still at the work site.

NJ Transit and the Port Authority will also review the millions of dollars worth of properties they purchased on either side of the Hudson, which was needed for the tunnel's construction.

They'll also determine which they should keep, and which should be sold off in order to recoup some of the half a billion dollars spent on the aborted tunnel.


http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2010/oct/28/filling-in-the-holes-reversing-the-arc-tunnel/

[Beetwasher]

1. Ughh, What A Fucking Douchebag

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[MBS]

2. he and the situation are ridiculous.

And filling in the hole is IDIOTIC. What a waste.

[robcon]

3. Should have killed this boondoggle a long time ago

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[BootinUp]

10. hmmm

you don't favor infrastructure spending at this time?

[aquart]

4. And no way to stop him. Unbelievable.

[EC]

5. He shouldn't have last say on this project...

isn't it multi-state? That should make it within Fed preview...

[napi21]

6. As I watch and listen to all the foolish things this Gov. & his AG have done

I wonder how the majority of NJ citizens feel about him now? I don't know anyone in NJ so the best I can do is ask DU & hope there are some who can answer.

[vi5]

8. Unfortunately they like him...

I'm NJ born, bred, and raised and plan on spending my life here. I love the state and I've weathered a lot of stuff here politically. But this guy is testing my limits. And sadly so many people like him and agree with him. Even some of the more left leaning and non tea-bag types I know.

People like someone who is aggressive and blustery and stands his ground even when he's wrong. It's stupid, but for some reason people respect that. It's why we Dems keep losing because we have nobody even close to that.

[Bitwit1234]

7. And were do they get all that wasted money.

Does NJ have a recall. If they do someone should start one on this jerk.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Gov. Krispy Kreme came to MA last week to pump up the Baker campaign.

I wasn't impressed wih his slash-and-burn blather.

[Kber]

11. Brilliant

not