tolls

The new average Parkway toll now is $1.41, while the new average Turnpike toll is $4.75, according to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

For the first time since 2012, it's going to cost you more to travel on New Jersey's busiest roadways. In fact, it's going to cost you a LOT more to travel on the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike and Atlantic City Expressway, effective at 12:01 am on Sunday (September 13).

Transportation advocates worry a hike in NJ Transit fares could be next and say the state should divert toll-hike revenue rather than widen roads.

Done Deal: Tolls Are Goin Up..... Well it’s official....tolls are going up for commuters here in New Jersey. According to a News12 article, Governor Murphy’s office confirmed the increase today.

Opponents of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s plans for $24 billion of construction turned the agency’s monthly meeting into an unofficial public hearing.

Activists who oppose spending $16 billion to widen parts of the Parkway and Turnpike are suggesting $36 billion in other ideas – most of it transit projects.

Sixteen people spoke at two public hearings about the proposed toll hikes on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. None were opposed.

  More expense for New Jersey drivers? Or a way to pay for much needed road repairs? These are two questions that will get motorists talking here in the Garden State. The proposed idea is called "Crossroads NJ" which is an idea from a non-profit think tank "Fund for New Jersey" calls for several cost increases for drivers to help pay for projects needed by the State Department

I decided today to blog about my commute, which is primarily 30 miles on the Garden State Parkway, so I decided to give my "report card" for the Parkway and see if you agree. So I thought I'd break it down into several categories .... ...

If you're a frequent traveler of New Jersey's toll roads, we have the answers to some questions that may have been bugging you for years.