Congestion pricing opponents say additional truck traffic on GWB will increase respiratory problems in Bergen County

FORT LEE, N.J. -- A new attempt to derail the MTA's controversial congestion pricing plan charges that extra truck traffic over the George Washington Bridge will spew pollution and cause respiratory ailments for residents of Bergen County.New Jersey officials said the Pledge of Allegiance as they lined up on a Fort Lee promontory overlooking the traffic-clogged GWB to fire their latest salvo at congestion pricing.

'It's not enough that the quality of our lives are adversely impacted every single day, but now we're being asked to sacrifice potentially our lives and our health,' Sokolich said.

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