Christie Allies Gone as Bridge Inquiry Poised to Widen
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withstood critics when he killed a $12.4 billion transit tunnel under the Hudson River to New York City. Now, on the verge of his second term, he’s at the center of another commuter fury over four days of traffic tie-ups at the George Washington Bridge, the world’s busiest.
The Republican governor’s opponents in New Jersey as well as in Washington are trying to build a case that unannounced lane closures were orchestrated to punish a community whose Democratic mayor failed to endorse the re-election of Christie, a possible 2016 presidential contender.