Route 23

February 12, 2008 - 11:43am

Does this mean there won't be any roads named after Bob Singer?

New Jersey has a medium-sized controversy brewing: the naming of Route 23 after Robert Roe, who represented New Jersey in Congress from 1969 to 1993 and served as Chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee. The Legislature almost unanimously (only Ellen Karcher voted no) approved the bill last year, and Governor Jon Corzine signed it – but now people are paying attention because of a complaint levied by a Morris County man whose wife and daughter were seriously injured in a 1993 car accident involving Roe, who was driving drunk at the time (a breathalyzer showed him at .17, well beyond the .10 legal limit). Roe entered into a plea bargain with prosecutors to avoid serious charges, and paid the family a settlement of more than $500,000.

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Should the state name Route 23 after former Congressman Bob Roe?

Giblin, Wisniewski Measure Designating Route 23 as the 'Robert A. Roe Highway' Signed Into Law

Release Date: Jan 3 2008

Assembly Democrats News Release

GIBLIN/WISNIEWSKI MEASURE DESIGNATING ROUTE 23 AS THE 'ROBERT A. ROE HIGHWAY' SIGNED INTO LAW

(TRENTON) - Governor Jon S. Corzine today signed into law legislation Assemblymen Thomas P. Giblin and John S. Wisniewski sponsored to designate Route 23 as the "Robert A. Roe Highway."

Giblin, Wisniewski Measure Designating Route 23 as the 'Robert A. Roe Highway' Advances

Release Date: Jun 11 2007

Assembly Democrats News Release

GIBLIN/WISNIEWSKI MEASURE DESIGNATING ROUTE 23 AS THE 'ROBERT A. ROE HIGHWAY' ADVANCES

(TRENTON) - The General Assembly today passed legislation Assemblymen Thomas P. Giblin and John S. Wisniewski sponsored to designate Route 23 as the "Robert A. Roe Highway."

Assemblymen Thomas P. Giblin & John S. Wisniewski

Release Date: Mar 12 2007

Assembly Democrats News Release

GIBLIN, WISNIEWSKI MEASURE DESIGNATING ROUTE 23 AS THE 'ROBERT A. ROE HIGHWAY' ADVANCES

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee today released legislation Assemblymen Thomas P. Giblin and John S. Wisniewski sponsored to designate Route 23 as the "Robert A. Roe Highway" by a vote of 11 to 0.

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