In September 2012, it was used as a political weapon when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's staff and Port Authority appointees closed several lanes of the bridge, to punish the Fort Lee mayor for not endorsing Christie for re-election in 2013.
It was used as a political weapon when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's staff and Port Authority appointees closed several lanes of the bridge, to punish the Fort Lee mayor for not endorsing Christie for re-election in 2013. This was in September 2012.