Kelly: Assemblyman says order for GWB traffic tie-up came from outside Port Authority
Source: NorthJersey.com
The George Washington Bridge lane closures that led to paralyzing gridlock in Fort Lee this past September were ordered by someone outside the Port Authority and possibly for “an improper motive,” said the state lawmaker leading the investigation into whether the closings were politically motivated.
“There are documents that we’ve received that would indicate that there was somebody else who initiated this,” said Assemblyman John Wisniewski. “There are words that are used that would imply an improper motive.”
Wisniewski, who has scheduled more hearings next week in Trenton on the controversy in his role as chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, declined to say who those other officials might be or what their motives were.
But he left little doubt that he planned to take a closer look at Governor Christie and his staff of political operatives. The governor jointly steers the Port Authority with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, appointing its top executives and commissioners.
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Isn't Homeland Security involved with everything that goes on at the George Washington bridge since 9/11?
No one is discussing this aspect of the story.
Was HS apprised of the closing and how was it explained to and documented by them? Who contacted them to let them know? If they didn't know... why not? Am I wrong in thinking that this is an angle of this story that should be explored?
