Gas rationing to end at 6 a.m. Tuesday
November 12, 2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ ,Governor Christie announced that New Jersey’s gas rationing system, put in place in 12 northern counties to deal with fuel shortages after super storm Sandy will officially come to an end tomorrow morning at 6 a.m.
At a mid day press conference in Middletown, Christie said the state’s gas supplies are now plentiful and that the long lines of motorists waiting to fill up after the storm have all but disappeared.
Christie had claimed correctly that the gas lines were caused by a combination of gas station power outages and logistical obstacles rather than a shortage of gasoline in the state.
Super storm Sandy not only took Port Newark out of commission, knocked out power to both gas terminals that feed gas stations as well as gas station pumps throughout North Jersey, which lead to hours-long lines.
Christie thanked Michele Brown head of the state’s Economic Development Authority, for leading the effort to solve the gas crisis, saying she coordinated a response with the White House and other federal officials.
