New Jersey § 32:1-119

§ 32:1-119.

In furtherance of the aforesaid policy, and in partial effectuation of the comprehensive

plan 1 heretofore adopted by the 2 said States for the development of the said Port of New

York District, the control, operation, tolls and other revenues of the vehicular tunnel,

known as the Holland Tunnel, under the Hudson river between the city of Jersey City

and the city of New York, shall be vested in the Port Authority as hereinafter provided;

and the Port Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, own, maintain

and operate an interstate vehicular crossing under the Hudson river to consist of

3 tubes (hereinafter called the Midtown Hudson Tunnel), together with such approaches

thereto and connections with highways as the Port Authority may deem necessary or

desirable. The Port Authority shall from time to time make studies, surveys and investigations

to determine the necessity and practicability of vehicular bridges and tunnels over

or under interstate waters within the said Port of New York District, in addition

to the said Midtown Hudson Tunnel and Holland Tunnel and to the George Washington

Bridge, Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing and Bayonne Bridge, and report to the

Governors and Legislatures of the 2 States thereon. The Port Authority shall not proceed with the construction of any such additional

vehicular bridges and tunnels over or under said interstate waters, until hereafter

expressly authorized by the 2 said States, but the second deck of the George Washington

Bridge shall be considered an addition and improvement to the said bridge and not

such an additional vehicular bridge, and the Port Authority's power and authorization

to construct, own, maintain and operate said second deck for highway vehicular or

rail rapid transit traffic or both is hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Except as may be agreed upon between the Port Authority and the municipality in which

they shall be located, the approaches to the George Washington Bridge hereafter constructed

on the New York side shall be located as follows: between Amsterdam Avenue and Pinehurst

Avenue, the approaches shall be located between West 178th Street and West 179th Street;

between Pinehurst Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard, the approaches shall be between West

178th Street and West 180th Street; between Cabrini Boulevard and Haven Avenue, the

approaches shall be between West 177th Street and the line parallel to the northerly

side of West 180th Street and 125 feet north of the building line on the north side

thereof; between Haven Avenue and Service Street north of the George Washington Bridge,

the approaches shall be between the Bridge and an extension of the building line on

the northerly side of West 180th Street. Except as so limited, the Port Authority may effectuate such approaches, connections,

highway extensions or highway improvements as it shall deem necessary or desirable

in relation to the George Washington Bridge, located in or extending across the counties

in which such bridge is located, and in its discretion, may do so by agreement with

any other public agency; such agreement may provide for the construction, ownership,

maintenance or operation of such approaches, connections or highway extensions or

highway improvements by such other public agency. 1

See §§ 32:1-26 to 32:1-31.