State suspends program to create 'subway reef' off Atlantic City

[bababooey]

Here we go again, the enviros are getting the ear of Corzine. What a bunch of whining babies. Those cars are good for NJ. News flash,,, they're SUPPOSED to deteriorate in salt water.



http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...m_to_crea.html


State suspends program to create 'subway reef' off Atlantic City

by The Associated Press Saturday February 07, 2009, 3:19 PM


The state has suspended a program to create an artificial fishing reef off Atlantic City by sinking old New York City subway cars underwater.
State officials say an initial batch of about 100 cars that have been sunk so far are showing "unusual damage."
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerFrom 2004, the N.J. Dept. of Enviromental Protection had dropped about 100 subway cars at the Atlantic City Reef Site for use in the state's artificial reef program.
The 35,000-pound cars were supposed to maintain 90 percent of their structural integrity after 30 years.
State Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Darlene Yuhas tells the Press of Atlantic City that the cars are deteriorating at a faster rate than anticipated. State officials want to find out why before sinking any more cars.
The agency oversees the 15 artificial reefs from Cape May to Sandy Hook.
The controversial program has been opposed by some environmental groups.

[storminsteve]

"The controversial program has been opposed by some environmental groups."


If I remember correctly the idiots at Clean Ocean Action were the ones that stopped New Jersey from getting the cars also. That was about 8 years ago, wasn't it? When McGreevy was governor. Did they have something to do with it this time?

[jigfreak]

^Clean ocean action puts on a big front how much they care, but they are enemies of fishermen. I remember when that happened too. We lost those subway cars to Delaware.