--- description: New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration has been linked to a second bridge probe title: Gov. Chris Christie's Office Faces Bridge Probe on Pulaski Skywy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa3f0df1f831116d/698698f4adae44db56543d61/chris-christie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Chris Christie](/tag/chris-christie/) ## Chris Christie Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Christie's Office Faces Probe Over a Second Bridge  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2014 1:06 PM CUT  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' Policy Conference on June 20, 2014 in Washington, D.C. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' Policy Conference on June 20, 2014 in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2014 1:06 PM CUT Associates of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have been subpoenaed for a second investigation involving a New York bridge, the New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/nyregion/2nd-bridge-inquiry-said-to-be-linked-to-christie.html?%5Fr=1 "undefined"), even as federal investigators continue to investigate the Christie administration for politically motivated lane closings at the George Washington Bridge. The bridge at the center of the second investigation is the Pulaski Skyway, an aging four-lane causeway connecting New Jersey to Manhattan that the Christie administration had lobbied the Port Authority for $1.8 billion worth of road repairs. Port Authority lawyers objected to the request, warning that the bridge was property of the state of New Jersey and therefore could not legally be funded by the Authority. Eventually the two sides reached an agreement that re-characterized the bridge as an access road to the Lincoln Tunnel, which more than 40 blocks north of the Skyway. Bonds issued for the repairs described the project as “Lincoln Tunnel Access Infrastructure Improvements,” the New York _Times_ reports. If that statement is found to be inaccurate, it could run afoul of state and federal securities laws, and prompt felony charges to be brought against its authors. Deborah Gramiccioni, the Port Authority’s deputy executive director and a Christie appointee, told the _Times_ the plan to fund the bridge had been “thoroughly vetted” by the New Jersey attorney general lawyers. Christie has previously made similar statements about the funding of the road repairs. “Dozens and dozens of lawyers from both sides of the river reviewed that financing plan and approved it,” he said in April, “as did the commissioners of the Port Authority.” The investigation was spun off of a prior investigation into the administration’s alleged involvement in lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in Sept. 2013 as retaliation against local political opponents. \[[New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/nyregion/2nd-bridge-inquiry-said-to-be-linked-to-christie.html?%5Fr=1 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2917046/chris-christie-bridge-pulaski-skyway/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2917046/chris-christie-bridge-pulaski-skyway/"},"headline":"Christie's Office Faces Probe Over a Second Bridge","datePublished":"2014-06-24T13:06:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:35:09.573Z","description":"The New Jersey governor's administration has reportedly been linked to a second bridge investigation that could bring charges of intent to deceive bondholders","url":"https://time.com/2917046/chris-christie-bridge-pulaski-skyway/","keywords":["Chris Christie","New Jersey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa3f0df1f831116d/698698f4adae44db56543d61/chris-christie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa3f0df1f831116d/698698f4adae44db56543d61/chris-christie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Faith And Freedom Coalition Holds Policy Conference","caption":"Faith And Freedom Coalition Holds Policy Conference","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/chris-christie/","name":"Chris Christie"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2917046/chris-christie-bridge-pulaski-skyway/","name":"Christie's Office Faces Probe Over a Second Bridge"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Rand Paul Calls Chris Christie \"King of Bacon\"","description":"Rand Paul Calls Chris Christie \"King of Bacon\" as the battel of words between the two continues.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/uh1mbArh/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-07-31T15:10:11.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uh1mbArh.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/2917046/chris-christie-bridge-pulaski-skyway/","duration":"PT21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/2917046/chris-christie-bridge-pulaski-skyway/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```