New Jersey Turnpike tolls, Garden State Parkway rates increasing in 2024

Juan Carlos Castillo, Asbury Park Press
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The cost of traveling through New Jersey will get more expensive next year.

Tolls will increase 3% on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway and the NJ Turnpike starting Jan. 1, 2024, the fourth increase since 2020. This year, tolls went up 3% as well.

Unlike other toll authorities in the state, the NJ Turnpike Authority raises toll rates in order to meet an annual budget for capital expenses. For 2024, the Turnpike Authority approved a $2.6 billion budget, which represents an increase of about $100 million over the 2023 budget.

The budget includes funding for 44 new employees in maintenance and engineering. And there are also plans to expand services to E-ZPass customers.

New Jersey Turnpike tolls will rise in January 2024.
New Jersey Turnpike tolls will rise in January 2024.

How much more drivers will pay?

These are examples of how much more drivers should expect to pay. These rates don't apply to truck and bus drivers and don't include E-ZPass discounts.

NJ Turnpike

  • Freehold to Newark airport: will increase from $7.50 to $7.73

  • Trenton to New Brunswick: from $2.45 to $2.52

  • New Brunswick to Jersey City: from $9.45 to $9.73

  • Ridgefield Park to Metuchen, Perth Amboy: from $10.75 to $11.07

Garden State Parkway

  • Wildwood Boulevard East to Toms River: from $4.20 to $4.33

  • Belmar to Montclair: from $4.95 to $5.10

  • Lacey to Hackensack: from $8.10 to %8.34

  • Most toll plazas: from $2.10 to $2.16

  • Clifton, Bloomfield, Red Bank and Belmar toll ramp: from $0.75 to $0.77

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Garden State Parkway toll increase coming January 2024