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NJ Gov. Christie blasts the Port Authority toll hike proposal, calls the agency mismanaged
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday blasted the Port Authority over its push to raise tolls $4 and blamed a bevy of former and current politicians — including Mayor Bloomberg — for letting the bistate agency run wild with its spending.
Christie said he was shocked to learn of the massive proposed toll hike on Hudson River and Staten Island crossings from $8 to $12 for drivers with E-ZPass, recalling his first reaction: “You’re kidding, right?”
Once he stopped reeling from shock, he said he got angry — citing the toll hikes as “testimony to the mismanagement of the Port for years” and laying the blame squarely on bistate leadership over the past decade for overspending on Ground Zero. (Margolin and Fermino, NY Post)