Codey's plan would extend the separation of "car-only" and"car-truck" lanes from where they currently end near Exit 8A, southto Exit 6, a stretch of more than 20 miles. The region has, for anumber of years, been a hotbed of big-box industrial development,and much of the congestion has been the result of truck trafficheaded south from the Port of Newark/Elizabeth towarehouse/distribution destinations within the region, combinedwith the lane reduction after Exit 8A.

"Anyone who has traveled the Turnpike through the middle of NewJersey knows this treacherous merge," Codey says. "It is one of theworst traffic spots in the state. If we don't act, over the nextseveral years we will have virtual gridlock."

"I really applaud Acting Gov. Codey's initiative," EugenePreston, SVP-development for the Rockefeller Group DevelopmentCorp., tells GlobeSt.com. His company owns the Rockefeller GroupFTZ/8A in Cranbury and Central Crossing Business Park at Exit 7.And in between, at Exit 7A, RGDC has a property under contract witha build-out capability of 2.5 million sf.