The New Jersey Turnpike ... transportation," Baraka said. Newark Bay Bridge connects Newark and Bayonne across the Newark Bay. Photo taken in Bayonne, NJ on Thursday Oct. 26, 2023.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority ... to the Holland Tunnel. Newark Bay Bridge connects Newark and Bayonne across the Newark Bay. Photo taken in Bayonne, NJ on Thursday Oct. 26, 2023.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's board unanimously approved five items to advance the first phase of a controversial $11 billion project that would reconstruct and widen the Newark Bay Bridge.

The first phase includes building a replacement of the four-lane Newark Bay Bridge The New Jersey Turnpike Authority board unanimously authorized officials to move ahead with obtaining ownership ...