Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney issued the following statement today after conferring with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the MTA’s implementation of tolling in Midtown Manhattan:

“After conferring with Governor Cuomo on the MTA’s efforts to implement Manhattan’s central business district tolling, I am confident that we will have a voice in the process that will allow us to protect the interests of New Jersey’s motorists. We will work in a coordinated way with the MTA, New York State, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and with other jurisdictions to develop a fair tolling system that will help ease traffic congestion and hold down costs. This will help manage vehicular traffic with an electronic tolling system that is designed to be fully coordinated. By working together, we will make sure that New Jersey ‘s needs are met.”

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