Were public hearings held? Yes. There were four public hearings in the fall of 2008. With the approval of then Gov. Jon Corzine, the Turnpike Authority Board of Commissioners adopted the two-phase toll increase after the �nal hearing on October 10, 2008. The �rst phase went into effect Dec. 1, 2008. The second phase will go into effect Jan. 1, 2012.

How much will tolls increase? 53 percent on the New Jersey Turnpike, 50 percent on the Garden State Parkway. For speci�c toll rates, see the revised toll tables on the Turnpike Authority Web site (www.state.nj.us/turnpike/toll-rates.html).

If the Turnpike Authority has been cutting costs and reducing the number of employees, why is a toll hike necessary? The additional revenue from the two-phase toll increase is not being used to pay operating costs. Instead, the revenue is funding the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s $7 billion capital program and other transportation projects.

What projects are in the capital program? The revenue has enabled the Turnpike Authority to �nance a 10-year, $7 billion capital program that includes the Turnpike widening between Interchanges 6 and 9, the Parkway widening south of Toms River and dozens of other projects that will relieve congestion, restore bridges, improve interchanges, expand the use of intelligent transpor-tation systems, and increase safety on both roadways.

Will we see any immediate benefits from the capital plan? Yes. The work is creating thousands of private sector jobs. A study done for the New Jersey DOT and the Federal Highway Administration by Rutgers University in 2009 found that, on average, each $1 million of spending on transportation infrastructure projects in New Jersey sustains 10 jobs for a year. That means the Turnpike Authority’s $7 billion capital program will create or sustain some 70,000 jobs.

How do the toll rates on the Turnpike and Parkway compare to other tollroads around the country? At 4.8 cents per mile, the Garden State Parkway will remain among the lowest-priced toll roads in the U.S., less expensive even than rural toll roads such as the Oklahoma Turnpike and the West Virginia Turnpike. The New Jersey Turnpike, at 11.4 cents per mile, will remain less expensive than similar urban toll roads such as the Miami-Dade Expressway and the Massachusetts Turnpike, both of which cost around 20 cents per mile, and the Delaware Turnpike (I-95), which costs about 35 cents per mile.

2012 NJ Turnpike Toll Rates

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6

Cash E-ZPass

*Pascack Valley SB 166.1 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

*Bergen NB 160.5 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

*Essex SB 150.7 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

*Union NB 142.7 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

*Raritan SB 125.4 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

Asbury Park NB 104.0 1.50 3.00 - 2.85 4.50 - 4.25 6.00 - 5.70 7.50 - 7.10 9.00 - 8.55 8.60 4.30

Toms River 84.7 0.75 1.50 - 1.40 2.25 - 2.15 3.00 - 2.85 3.75 - 3.55 4.50 - 4.25 4.30 2.15

Barnegat SB 68.9 1.50 3.00 - 2.85 4.50 - 4.25 6.00 - 5.70 7.50 - 7.10 9.00 - 8.55 8.60 4.30

New Gretna NB 53.5 1.50 3.00 - 2.85 4.50 - 4.25 6.00 - 5.70 7.50 - 7.10 9.00 - 8.55 8.60 4.30

Great Egg SB 28.8 1.50 3.00 - 2.85 4.50 - 4.25 6.00 - 5.70 7.50 - 7.10 9.00 - 8.55 8.60 4.30

Cape May NB 19.4 1.50 3.00 - 2.85 4.50 - 4.25 6.00 - 5.70 7.50 - 7.10 9.00 - 8.55 8.60 4.30

*Paramus 164.6 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Saddle Brook NB 160.3 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

*Clifton 156.1 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Passaic 154.5 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Watchung 152.6 0.75 1.50 2.25 3.00 3.75 4.50 4.30 2.15

*Bloomfield 148.9 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*East Orange 147.1 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Irvington 146.1 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Union Ramp NB 142.8 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

*Matawan 117.1 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Keyport 118.6 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Holmdel 113.6 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Red Bank 110.3 0.50 1.05 1.55 2.10 2.65 3.25 4.30 2.15

*Eatontown NB 106.5 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 8.60 4.30

Belmar/Wall 98.0 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

Brick 93.0 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

Lakewood 90.1 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

Lakehurst 89.2 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

Berkeley 77.9 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

Lacey 75.3 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

Waretown 70.4 0.75 1.50 - 1.40 2.25 - 2.15 3.00 - 2.85 3.75 - 3.55 4.50 - 4.25 4.30 2.15

Somers Point SB 30.2 1.50 3.00 - 2.85 4.50 - 4.25 6.00 - 5.70 7.50 - 7.10 9.00 - 8.55 8.60 4.30

Wildwood 3.8 0.50 1.05 - 1.00 1.55 - 1.45 2.10 - 2.00 2.65 - 2.50 3.25 - 3.10 4.30 2.15

2-Axle Bus, 3-Axle Bus

* Heavy Trucks Registered 10,000 lbs or more (6 tires or 3-or-more-axles) prohibited north of Interchange 105.

* E-Zpass Off Peak Discount for Heavy Trucks Registered 10,000 lbs or more (6 tires or 3-or-more-axles) shown in BOLD .

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