freeze tolls
New Jersey governor says will freeze tolls after saying he'd revive 'monetization' on smaller scale
Posted on Sat, 2009-10-31 01:09
A close political race for state governor in New Jersey, and accusations that incumbent Gov Jon Corzine was reviving his 2006 plan for monetization of the Turnpike produced a commitment to freeze tolls during his next term. "No toll increases, no leasing of the turnpike...Off the table. Not happening, period." That's how Gov Corzine spoke today after tolls became a furore that he judged threatened his re-election.
