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Fort Lee, NJ Population: 35,732 (2012) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2014 OP
George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, NJ ProSense Jan 2014 #1
Its a nightmare on good days...people jockeying for Historic NY Jan 2014 #2
It was to screw with one person! Laxman Jan 2014 #3

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
1. George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, NJ
Wed Jan 8, 2014, 11:22 PM
Jan 2014
The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge,[4] the GWB,[5] the GW,[6] or the George[7]) is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, in the United States. Interstate 95 (I-95) and U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) cross the river via the bridge. The New Jersey Turnpike (part of I-95) and US 46, which lie entirely within New Jersey, end halfway across the bridge at the state border with New York. At its eastern terminus in New York City, the bridge connects with the Trans-Manhattan Expressway.

The bridge, an integral conduit within the New York Metropolitan Area, has an upper level carrying four lanes in each direction and a lower level with three lanes in each direction, for a total of 14 lanes of travel. The speed limit on the bridge is 45 mph (72 km/h), though congestion often slows traffic, especially during the morning and evening rush hours. The bridge's upper level carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic. As of 2013, the George Washington Bridge carries approximately 102 million vehicles per year, making it the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge,[8][9] according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the bi-state government agency that owns and operates several area bridges, tunnels, and airports.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge

How much did Christie's revenge cost?

That is, what was the cost in terms of dollars. Then there is this:

Bridge Closures Led To Emergency Response Delays, Disrupted Treatment For 91-Year-Old Woman Who Died
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/08/3138621/report-bridge-closures-led-emergency-response-delays-death/

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
2. Its a nightmare on good days...people jockeying for
Wed Jan 8, 2014, 11:48 PM
Jan 2014

levels and lanes. People take to the ground streets especially Hudson Terrace and that complicates things to a standstill mess. From Rt80, Rt95, the Palisades Pkwy, Rt. 9w, etc. They knew what they were doing and delighted in it.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=hudson+terrace+fort+lee+nj&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89c2f6b679a197dd:0x6eec509c6185c664,Hudson+Terrace,+Fort+Lee,+NJ+07024&gl=us&ei=TRvOUsPqKvTPsASn14HwCw&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQ8gEwAA

Laxman

(2,419 posts)
3. It was to screw with one person!
Wed Jan 8, 2014, 11:53 PM
Jan 2014

That was a mayor he wanted to teach a lesson to. 35,000 Fort Lee residents, tens of thousands of commuters from Rockland and Orange County NY, all of northern NJ and as far away as Eastern Pennsylvania paid a price for his petty vendetta. That's the story! That's standard practice for Christie and his inner circle. They had the arrogance or hubris to believe they were immune to any consequences. Its the behavior of sociopaths.

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