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Another Head Rolls Over Ft. Lee Lane Closings

TRENTON, NJ-Still insisting that there was no politics involved in the temporary closing of lanes from Fort Lee to the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Christie accepted the resignation of another Port Authority appointee and announced a replacement at a Friday morning press conference.

By Antoinette Martin | Updated on December 13, 2013

TRENTON, NJ-As the swirling politics surrounding recent lane closures at the George Washington Bridge have begun to garner national attention, Gov. Chris Christie announced at a morning press conference that the Port Authority deputy executive director Bill Baroni has resigned.

The official who closed the lanes, David Wildstein, resigned last week just before legislative hearings into the matter began. The hearings were called to investigate whether there was political retribution involved when three lanes of traffic onto the bridge were suddenly closed in October after the Democratic Fort Lee mayor declined to endorse Republican Christie for re-election.

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