TRENTON, NJ–Citing the crisis facing New Jersey's transportation system, Senate President Steve Sweeney says New Jersey needs a comprehensive planning effort to develop a consensus set of priorities for the expansion and repair of New Jersey's transportation system over the next 10 to 20 years.
“Yesterday, the transportation commissioner announced that an important local highway bridge in Dover in Morris County had to be closed because it was unsafe,” Sweeney told a Trenton news conference Wednesday. “We know that fixing our transportation system is vital for our economic future, job creation and the quality of life of our residents.”
“Yet New Jersey has no master plan for transportation, and no plan for how to construct a new rail tunnel to replace the cancelled ARC Tunnel,” Sweeney says. “We have no plan to avert the economic catastrophe that would ensue if – and when – the two existing 104-year-old rail tunnels need to be closed for Sandy-related repairs before a new tunnel can be built.”
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Steve Lubetkin
Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
