The TTF was only a few days from running out of money following the governor’s shutdown of projects funded by the program in early July. That mandate came from Executive Order 210, issued June 30.
The shutdown has impacted hundreds of contractors and workers and could cause major economic problems if it carries on, according to estimates by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
“No evident progress has been made by the Legislature to pass a single, viable bill to reauthorize the TTF Authority,” Christie says. “A well-maintained transportation infrastructure is essential to the operation of New Jersey’s economy and the people who rely upon it in all aspects of their daily lives. The current situation will persist until the Senate and the General Assembly pass an acceptable TTFA funding bill. Until they do so, the State must use money from the General Fund for emergency road, bridge, and mass transportation work.”
Executive Order 213, seen in its entirety below, will make funds available for projects “determined to be absolutely essential for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of New Jersey, or that are required to ensure the receipt of federal funding, in accordance with Executive Order 210, until the governor determines an emergency no longer exists.”
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 213
