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George Washington Bridge Gate Analysis

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The story of bridge gate is when the Fort Lee lane was closed (also known as George Washington Bridge lane Closure) causing major traffic problems during morning rush hour on September 9, 2013. This was two to three toll lanes that were connected to a local street. The lanes were not reopened until Friday, September 13, 2013. The order was given to reopen the lanes by port authority figure Patrick Foye. Mr. Foye was the executive director of the port authority. It was later found that David Wildstein ordered the closures along with Bill Baroni who notified the press that the closures were due to a traffic study. Three people were indicted for this crime. David Wildstein who ordered the closure, Bill Baroni, and another aid to Chris Christie,

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