The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has received a Finding of No Significant Impact from the agency leading the federal environmental review for the first project of the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension Improvements Program. The finding, along with a Bridge Permit issued in connection with it, clear the way for the Turnpike Authority to proceed with the reconstruction of the Turnpike Extension between Interchanges 14 in Newark and 14A in Bayonne and Jersey City. 

The Finding of No Significant Impact, known as a FONSI, validates the findings of the Environmental Assessment performed by the Turnpike Authority under the National Environmental Policy Act. That assessment found that the first project will maintain or improve environmental and community quality and relieve the chronic traffic congestion between Interchanges 14 and 14A. The FONSI and Bridge Permit were issued today by the U.S. Coast Guard, the federal agency that led the review of the Environmental Assessment.

View Additional Information Here