NJ Gov. Chris Christie touted his decision to cancel
the ARC tunnel project, calling it a «fleecing.»
«That's right, the same Chris Christie who killed the much - needed
ARC Tunnel project — a decision that cost our region 150,000 jobs and $ 9 billion in economic activity — just to score points with the radical right wing of his party.»
Not exact matches
If New Jersey's Transportation Trust Fund, which funds transportation
projects, were broke, for example, governors would raid the Port Authority, the way Christie diverted funds set aside for Access to the Region's Core (
ARC), the stalled rail
tunnel project under the Hudson River to Manhattan, to rebuild the Pulaski Skyway.
Robins, who worked as
project director on the
ARC tunnel from 1994 to 1995, noted a «remarkable transformation,» with Cuomo going «from being recalcitrant to becoming a partner to the plan.»