New Jersey names new Turnpike chief

New Jersey names new Turnpike chief New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has named Kris Kolluri chairman of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
   The appointments of Kolluri, who is also transportation commissioner in the Corzine administration, is being read by some analysts as a step toward eventual sale or lease of toll roads.
   Corzine has suggested the highways might be sold in order to pay off New Jersey’s debt.
   Corzine also said that placing Kolluri at the helm of the two agencies would help centralize strategic transportation planning. Kolluri is also chairman of New Jersey Transit.