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It’s an Election Year and New Jersey Officials are Considering Slowing Down a Plan to Raise Toll Prices

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Trenton NJ, well its and election years. New Jersey officials are considering slowing down a plan to raise toll prices once more. Toll increases for the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway are scheduled to take effect next year, but both Democrats and Republicans are expressing opposition. Just as Halloween approaches, New Jersey drivers are facing another fright, as the Turnpike Authority, responsible for overseeing the Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, recently approved a 3% toll price increase.

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Turnpike, Parkway Sees Drop in Traffic But Toll Hikes Still Going Forward

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Paramus NJ, The NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway have seen a decrease in traffic and toll revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the NJ Turnpike Authority, traffic on the Turnpike was down 30% through June and traffic on the Parkway was down 26%. Revenue for both highways dropped by 27%, but the agency has said that they are $53 million under budget this year so far. The NJ Turnpike Authority recently approved toll hikes and massive highway widening projects for both the NJ Turnpike and GS Parkway that will cause environmental damage and increase climate impacts.

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Parkway Crash Sends 2 Adults and 2 Dogs to the Hospital

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Washingtonn Twp NJ, ,  Washington Township firefighters extricated two (2) adults and two (2) dogs from a heavily damaged 4-door sedan that had crashed head on into a guard rail before tumbling into a ditch on the Garden State Parkway’s Exit 168 northbound ramp. The human adult male and adult female victims were transported by ambulances to local hospitals.

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