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Moshua_Jorris t1_j6mvfxf wrote

Reply to comment by PracticableSolution in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

And NJ / NY would have been responsible for all of the excess costs.

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LikeFrankieSaid t1_j6mwfe7 wrote

I think the reason Christie cancelled it was because NJ was wholly responsible for all the excess costs. I'm not a Christie fan, but to me it was a no-brainer to cancel that project.

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Flashinglights0101 OP t1_j6mxal8 wrote

Dude that is not even the whole picture. New Jersey may have been on the hook for the additional cost but that is because of the infrastructure improvements that were required in New Jersey. Also, by canceling the project, NJ had to pay back the federal government about $600 million for work already completed by the Feds. The deal may not have been the best at the time but it is a whole lot better than today.

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metsurf t1_j6mzfas wrote

No todays deal is better and fully addresses the issues.

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SyndicalistCPA t1_j6nng9r wrote

This project would have been done already, if not soon enough. Now we'll have to wait years for this.

So much better.

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Rude-Bison-2050 t1_j6n6nur wrote

exactly

by holding out there are now fed funds in play

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Sonicfan42069666 t1_j6o41sp wrote

Oh cool, "holding out" only took what, 12 years? An entire fucking generation entirely fucked by Christie's mismanagement. He didn't play ball, he popped the ball and went home.

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STMIHA t1_j6o5mol wrote

It’s beyond that. Why should one project depend on one person to move along. Our whole state is inept. The fact that we don’t have regional transportation decisions makers is a joke.

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ghombie t1_j6pj4lv wrote

What state uses regional transportation makers and to what benefit? It sounds like a dilution of leadership power of the governor based on...??

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