![]() ![]() ![]() They also agree that an audit of New Jersey Transit should be undertaken to identify waste and mismanagement and that there should be no more political appointees to transit agencies or panels in the state. In a race that features two clear party favorites and a vast field of hopefuls jockeying to distinguish themselves amid voter apathy, Democratic and Republican candidates share some common ground when it comes to infrastructure: They think the Gateway project to build new rail tunnels under the Hudson is vital and say Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal both need significant overhauls. The candidates have taken note, laying out extensive plans to claim the mantle of “transportation governor.” And the issue is likely to take center stage at the first debate of the primary campaign, which will be held on Tuesday night at Stockton University near Atlantic City. The governor famously stopped an earlier plan to build a new Hudson River tunnel, even as constant problems plagued the aging rail infrastructure between New York and New Jersey. Christie’s nearly eight-year tenure, a state subsidy to New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third-busiest railroad, was cut by over 90 percent.
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