Governor Christie say 15 service areas along the New
Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway are in line for renovation or
replacement.
Christie said HMS Host and Sunoco have agreed to invest
$250 million to upgrade those rest stops in exchange for contracts to operate
food and fuel concessions on those toll roads for 25 years.
"Most of these facilities look old and outdated, and
they look and outdated because they are," he said.
"Most of them were constructed back in the 1950s,
particularly the ones on the Turnpike, and quite frankly for a long time they
needed to be modernized to present day standards."
The governor said it's a once-in-a-generation opportunity
for a public-private partnership.
"This agreement will provide drivers with the
safest, cleanest, most modern highway rest stops up and down the Turnpike and
Parkway without spending any of their tax or their toll dollars to get it
done."
Go to Newsworks.org for an
estimated renovation timeline.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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