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Turnpike Authority Holding Hearings on Ending Off-Peak Toll Discounts

The NJTA may end off-peak discounts on the Turnpike for drivers whose EZ-Pass accounts are registered outside of New Jersey, worsening traffic at rush hours.

In March, the NJ Turnpike Authority announced it would seek to end off-peak toll discounts on the NJ Turnpike for drivers whose E-ZPass accounts are outside the state’s E-ZPass system. The policy would mean higher rush-hour traffic for everyone on the road; according to an agency spokesperson, more than half of Turnpike drivers who use E-ZPass would be affected by the change, including those with accounts through the Port Authority of NY & NJ.

The Authority issued a reminder notice of public hearings on the change today. The three hearings are:

Today, 4:30-7:30 pm, at the Meadowlands Race Track (Hambletonian Room), East Rutherford, NJ.

May 5, 4:30-7:30 pm, NJ Turnpike Authority HQ, 581 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ.

May 9, 4:30-7:30 pm, Camden County Community College’s Blackwood Campus, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ.

Comments can also be submitted by email to info@turnpike.state.nj.us and regular mail to Office of the Executive Director, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, PO Box 5042, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.

Photo: Daniel Hulshizer/Associated Press.

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Tom Feeney
Tom Feeney
12 years ago

A public notice of the hearings was published in daily newspapers two weeks ago. Stories about the hearings were published in the Asbury Park Press, the Bergen Record and the Star-Ledger over the past week. The only thing that was “released” yesterday was a reminder that the first meeting was scheduled for last night at the Meadowlands. That reminder was posted on the Authority’s Web site yesterday.

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YK
YK
12 years ago

The policy would mean higher rush-hour traffic for everyone on the road
Why does raising the price create more traffic exactly?

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