New Jersey’s E-ZPass Contract Raises Concerns About Potential China Ties, Lawmakers Say

‘This is an issue that transcends politics,’ state Sen. Joe Pennacchio said.

Empty toll plaza on New Jersey Turnpike/I 95 in New Jersey on April 14, 2020. DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images

Lawmakers have raised concerns about the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s decision to award an 11-year E-ZPass contract to a Singaporean-owned company over its alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

“This is an issue that transcends politics, where we’re truly concerned for the deal and whether or not we can have safeguards to make sure that we were being properly protected,” state Sen. Joe Pennacchio, a Republican from Morris County, told The Epoch Times on Feb. 22.