RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey doesn't plan to
spend more money to complete construction in time for the 2014 Super Bowl on a
major road leading to MetLife Stadium.
Contractors working on Route 3 in Rutherford and Lyndhurst say they're being
delayed by moving underground and overhead utilities.
State Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson says three lanes in each
direction will be open for the big game. But Simpson isn't promising the job
will be finished by February 2014.
DOT spokesman Joe Dee tells The Record newspaper (http://bit.ly/PSq4ta ) the state will not
accelerate the project because it would likely cost taxpayers more than $10
million extra.
The work is projected to cost $156 million, up from $149 million when the
contract was awarded in 2010.
