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“As we proactively upgrade our roads, bridges, and tunnels to support increased demand in the future, we will also continue to incentivize vehicle electrification in order to significantly mitigate the environmental strain imposed by automobiles and trucks.” “Our state’s aging infrastructure demands considerable investments, and all New Jerseyans deserve commutes that are as safe and efficient as possible,” Murphy spokesperson Bailey Lawrence said in a statement. Murphy’s office did not explicitly defend the Turnpike project nor did it distance itself from the authority’s plans but defended the governor’s environmental agenda, citing plans to promote electric vehicles and raise funding for public transit. “The Murphy administration has no plan to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouses by 50 percent by 2030 - that’s the big picture,” said John Reichman, an attorney who filed the petitions on behalf of EmpowerNJ, a coalition of advocacy groups, including Environment New Jersey and Safe Streets Jersey City. Phil Murphy’s administration, including a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. While the agency maintains that the project will alleviate traffic in the tunnel, including truck traffic to the port in Bayonne, critics assert that the additional lanes will jam traffic up even further.Įnvironmental groups say expanding roads for cars and trucks - by far the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the state - contradicts the climate goals of Gov. Expansion of lanes and stretches of roadway would also be targeted through Bayonne and Jersey City approaching the tunnel. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority aims to replace the aging Newark Bay Bridge between Newark and Bayonne with two new spans that would double the number of lanes to four in each direction. A $4.7 billion plan to expand eight miles of highway leading to the Holland Tunnel is drawing criticism from New Jersey environmental groups, reports POLITICO’s Ry Rivard.