It is going to cost a LOT more to travel on two of New Jersey’s tolled highways later this year. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority commissioners voted on Wednesday unanimously to raise tolls this September, NorthJersey.com reports as per WPST.
Tolls will increase on the New Jersey Turnpike by staggering 36%, and on the Garden State Parkway fares will be raised by 27%, officials say. The hikes will pay for a $24 billion in projects on both roadways.
So here’s the breakdown of the increases:
- On the turnpike, passenger cars currently cost $13.85 to drive from Exit 1 to Exit 18W. That will increase to staggering $18.85 under the new rates.
- The parkway increases will mean that most toll booths will increase from $1.50 to $1.90. The Toms River toll will rise from 75 cents to 95 cents.
- Tolls collected at the on-ramps and off-ramps of the Garden State Parkway, which currently cost between 50 cents and $1.50, will increase to a range of 60 cents to $1.90.
The new toll rates will go into effect on September 13, unless they are vetoed by Governor Murphy.
{Matzav.com}
Thank God I don’t live in New Jersey. What a bunch of filthy corrupt tax collectors.
Seems like the Government is back in business
The Port Authority, in both NY and NJ are the biggest and worst crooks and gangsters that exist in the country. The corrupt governors give them a free hand to rape the taxpayers at will. The politicians are all in on the take. The dumb citizenry are so busy arguing over flu shots and social distancing and wearing stupid immature masks, that they allowed this agency to trample over them without even putting up a fight.