92 in the News




		Route 92-Related News Articles (Reproduced for educational purposes only. See individual articles for copyright information.) Nov. 26, 2008: South Brunswick gets approval for 522 Nov. 17, 2008: NJDEP approves Route 522 alternative to 92 Oct. 5, 2007: NJ Environmental Federation endorses Baroni, citing 92 activism Dec. 7, 2006: It’s the end of the road for Route 92 Dec. 7, 2006: Turnpike cancels Route 92 Dec. 5, 2006: NJ Turnpike Authority kills Route 92 plan Dec. 4, 2006: Turnpike officially cancels Route 92 project Dec. 2, 2006: Route 92 connector scrapped Dec. 2, 2006: Route 92 plan scrapped Dec. 2, 2006: Route 92 project cancelled to focus on turnpike widening Dec. 1, 2006: Ethics complaint filed against head of NJ Turnpike Nov. 16, 2006: South Brunswick reaffirms opposition to Route 92 Nov. 16, 2006: It’s still ‘no’ on 92 Nov. 10, 2006: Hopewell officials oppose construction of Route 92 Oct. 19, 2006: EIS supports Rt. 1 widening Oct. 17, 2006: Ethics questions abound for Turnpike chief Oct. 12, 2006: Rt. 92 EIS is inconclusive Oct. 6, 2006: Route 92 report is puzzling to many Oct. 6, 2006: Impact statement revives Rt. 92 Oct. 6, 2006: Army Corps report puts Route 92 in limbo Oct. 6, 2006: Rt. 92 report lacks direction May 18, 2006: South Brunswick eyes preserving farms in the way of 92 Dec. 29, 2005: Baroni reintroduces 92 deauthorization bill, Greenstein won’t support it Dec. 15, 2005: South Brunswick funds final leg of toll-free 92 replacement Dec. 15, 2005: Funds okayed for toll-free east-west corridor Dec. 2, 2005: Route 92 money diverted to widening turnpike Dec. 1, 2005: Turnpike shifts Route 92 cash Dec. 1, 2005: Route 92 project may be roadkill Nov. 30, 2005: Funds transfer puts 92 on shaky ground Nov. 30, 2005: Route 92 may not go through Nov. 30, 2005: Rt. 92 money shifts to Pike Nov. 30, 2005: Route 92 plan loses funding Oct. 21, 2005: Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein says 92 should not be built Oct. 13, 2005: GOP, Democrat candidates on different sides of 92 Sep. 17, 2005: Corzine: End Turnpike Authority’s “invisible government” Aug. 15, 2005: Turnpike spends $250M on “exit to nowhere” Jul. 21, 2005: 92 EIS nearly ready Jun. 10, 2005: Codey weighs selling Turnpike, Parkway Jun. 2, 2005: Developer wants to build senior housing in path of 92 Apr. 30, 2005: Turnpike Commissioner resigns after bribery charges Apr. 28, 2005: Ready to fight Route 92 fast-track Mar. 3, 2005: Towns willing to hold Route 92 talks (except for Plainsboro Mayor Cantu!) Jan. 25, 2005: State looks at leasing Turnpike to close huge budget gap Dec. 30, 2004: ‘Pike moves on Route 92 construction Dec. 30, 2004: New Rt. 92 permits sought Dec. 29, 2004: Turnpike requests new 92 permits from NJDEP Dec. 24, 2004: Princeton Twp. resolution encourages 92 roundtable Dec. 8, 2004: Officials to Codey: Use 92 $$$ for Turnpike widening Dec. 2, 2004: Mayor and statewide groups support using 92 money for Turnpike widening Dec. 1, 2004: Codey says 92 is not a priority but isn’t off the table Dec. 1, 2004: Turnpike widening will cause toll hikes, fuel taxes, and heavy bond debt Dec. 1, 2004: Codey wants Turnpike widened; no plans to tap 92 money Dec. 1, 2004: Turnpike chief: 92 is not critical Nov. 26, 2004: Princeton Township backs plan for Route 92 roundtable Nov. 24, 2004: Rt. 92 roundtable gains support from Princeton Township Oct. 22, 2004: Princeton Township urged to back 92 roundtable Oct. 15, 2004: Princeton Borough Council backs 92 roundtable Oct. 14, 2004: Princeton proposes roundtable on Route 92 Oct. 14, 2004: 87% of speakers at Army Corps hearing opposed 92 Oct. 13, 2004: Princeton Boro resolves to reconsider 92, support roundtable Oct. 7, 2004: Franklin adds cash to fight Oct. 7, 2004: Route 92 DEIS hearing transcript available online Sep. 24, 2004: Princeton Environmental Commission to mayors: Reconsider 92 endorsement Aug. 4, 2004: Proposed Route 92 Project Criticized by Federal EPA July 29, 2004: McGreevey gets 1,800 letters opposing Route 92 July 27, 2004: 1,800 letters against Route 92 delivered to McGreevey July 23, 2004: EPA far from satisfied with Route 92 draft EIS July 22, 2004: EPA critical of Route 92 study July 15, 2004: EPA disputes Army Corps study on 92 July 15, 2004: Turnpike keeps on borrowing more June 30, 2004: E-ZPass report: Turnpike “mismanagement, manipulation, conflicts of interest” June 30, 2004: E-ZPass report “strongly suggests malfeasance” by Turnpike June 15, 2004: Route 92 comment period ends June 10, 2004: Wetlands experts question remediation for projects like 92 May 27, 2004: Crowd at hearing pans Rt. 92 study May 27, 2004: Emergency responders raise concerns May 27, 2004: Bald eagle spotted in South Brunswick near Route 92 impact area May 27, 2004: Residents speak out on Route 92 project May 21, 2004: Speakers at hearing denounce Route 92 plan May 21, 2004: Route 92 debated for hours in public May 21, 2004: No median opinion on Rt. 92 May 20, 2004: Does highway spending really pay off? May 20, 2004: TV commercials urge opposition May 19, 2004: Route 92 impact debate a two-way street May 13, 2004: GOP Assembly members call for hearing on Route 92 bill May 13, 2004: South Brunswick may spend $60K to fight Route 92 May 13, 2004: Transit group counters draft EIS May 6, 2004: No movement on anti-92 bill May 6, 2004: Route 92 report just a mouse click away Apr. 30, 2004: Bald eagle family in 92 impact zone has a hatchling Apr. 29, 2004: Staying the course on Route 92 Apr. 29, 2004: Route 92 study finally goes public Apr. 23, 2004: Route 92 gets key support; opponents furious Apr. 23, 2004: Route 92 journey continues Apr. 23, 2004: Corps report boosts Route 92 Apr. 22, 2004: Army Corps announces May 20 Route 92 hearing Apr. 22, 2004: Army Corps supports Route 92 Apr. 22, 2004: Route 92 impact study is ready for public view Apr. 22, 2004: Army Corps issues Rt. 92 environmental impact statement Apr. 15, 2004: Officials propose Bus Rapid Transit as better alternative to 92 Apr. 15, 2004: Turnpike eyes new permits for 92 Apr. 3, 2004: Inverso: Bus Rapid Transit better alternative to 92 Apr. 2, 2004: Wetlands permit expires for Route 92 Apr. 1, 2004: Mayors: Let Route 92 expire Apr. 1, 2004: Route 92 foes stand firm Mar. 31, 2004: Turnpike connector plan passes an expiration date Mar. 30, 2004: Turnpike to reapply for 92 permits Mar. 11, 2004: McGreevey lauds 92-friendly developers Mar. 11, 2004: Wisnewski blocks 92 deauthorization bill, calls 92 “sorely needed” Feb. 16, 2004: Local roads still cash-strapped, but toll roads spend big Feb. 13, 2004: Legislators introduce bills to kill 92 Feb. 12, 2004: South Brunswick sets up fund to fight 92 Feb. 12, 2004: New bill would eliminate Route 92 Feb. 12, 2004: NJDEP will let its Route 92 permits expire Feb. 12, 2004: Inverso-Baroni bills may stop Route 92 Feb. 10, 2004: NJDEP confirms bald eagles nesting near 92 western end Feb. 6, 2004: Cash-strapped NJDOT borrows $900 million Feb. 1, 2004: NJDEP permit for Route 92 to expire soon Jan. 8, 2004: Princeton Forrestal development plan tied to Route 92 Dec. 31, 2003: Army Corps completes Route 92 draft Dec. 21, 2003: Which road is paved with good intentions? Dec. 4, 2003: No date set yet for Army Corps environmental impact study Oct. 21, 2003: Plainsboro GOP candidate Nicoletti opposes Route 92 Oct. 20, 2003: NJDEP scraps sprawl-control map Sep. 17, 2003: Turnpike loses hundreds of millions in E-ZPass settlement Sep. 5, 2003: Existing roads and bridges rotting, say experts Jun. 25, 2003: Turnpike pays $1.7M to bankrupt, fired contractor that owes them $402 million Jun. 6, 2003: State delays Route 92 report May 28, 2003: New Jersey Turnpike Authority merges with Garden State Parkway May 22, 2003: State requests that Army Corps delay Route 92 report May 21, 2003: Christine Whitman resigns as EPA head May 20, 2003: Central NJ Transportation Forum withholds Route 92 endorsement Apr. 25, 2003: Big Map to be redrawn, again Apr. 24, 2003: Locals use Web to battle Route 92 Mar. 6, 2003: Group seeks to kill Route 92 Feb. 2003: McGreevey forms transportation panel to solve problems, costs Jan. 22, 2003: Route 92 opposition heartened by state's anti-sprawl strategy Jan. 8, 2003: McGreevey steers NJ away from road expansion Jan. 7, 2003: Bald eagles reported in path of Route 92 traffic Jan. 2, 2003: State taps Turnpike's pot of gold Nov. 21, 2002: Fork it over: Turnpike toll increase a rude awakening Sep. 19, 2002: Bush to Army Corps: Speed up wetlands reviews Jul. 31, 2002: Sierra Club: State still on the road to sprawl Jul. 30, 2002: Sierra Club: Road projects environmentally unfriendly Jul. 10, 2002: McGreevey, Corzine challenge EPA chief Christine Whitman's environmental policies Jun. 13, 2002: McGreevey waiting on Army Corps before deciding on 92 May 30, 2002: Mayors seek help in fighting Route 92 May 29, 2002: McGreevey's new Turnpike chief voted for failed E-ZPass plan May 14, 2002: E-ZPass financing woes could mean higher tolls May 3, 2002: Former Turnpike director Gross says E-ZPass was "unrealistic" Apr. 30, 2002: Army Corps suspending work on 150 water projects Apr. 12, 2002: NJ DEP chief: Wetland losses mount Mar. 21, 2002: $70,000 severance deal for new Turnpike chief Lapolla assailed Jan. 30, 2002: $40,000 severance deal for exiting Turnpike chief Gross Feb. 27, 2002: Lapolla named as new Turnpike director Dec. 7, 2000: Pentagon rebukes Army Corps for official misconduct and institutional bias Sep. 13, 2000: Army Corps almost always answers "yes" to construction Sep. 10, 2000: A brief history of the Army Corps of Engineers Mar. 11, 1999: Planning group wants 92 to go all the way to Montgomery Can you help us stop 92? 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