HEAD OF PORT AUTHORITY OF NY/NJ ORDERS PROBE IN BRIDGE SCANDAL

摘要

Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye has ordered the bi-state agency's inspector general to investigate the role its police force may have played concerning the lane closures on George Washington Bridge for several days last September, according to anonymous sources close to the matter. The infamous closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge created traffic jams and triggered a political scandal in New Jersey involving Gov. Chris Christie's administration. Specifically, Foye wants the watchdog agency to investigate the actions of police after reports that officers told motorists stuck in traffic to send their complaints to the mayor of Fort Lee, or to call the borough of Fort Lee's offices to complain.