New Jersey's Transportation Infrastructure On Verge Of Collapse

A study predicts dire consequences for New Jersey's roads if more isn't done to combat road conditions and public transportation woes.

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July 13, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"The warning comes two years after a commission appointed by former Gov. James E. McGreevey concluded that the state's transportation infrastructure was crumbling so rapidly that the state needed to more than double what it charged motorists for a gallon of gas -- New Jersey now has one of the country's lowest gasoline taxes -- to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for basic maintenance work."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

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