> Toll hikes sending drivers on a detour
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
BY KAREN RO– USE
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Thousands of drivers ditched the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway during the first workweek of 2012 — just as a 50 percent toll hike kicked in.
On the turnpike, where tolls jumped 53 percent on Jan. 1, traffic was down by about 70,000 vehicles — or 2.7 percent — during the first five weekdays of the month, compared to the same week in 2011, said Thomas Feeney, spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The parkway, where tolls increased 50 percent, saw 110,000 fewer vehicles the first week of this month, a 2.6 percent drop from the same week last year, he said.
Feeney said there were 2.7 million drivers on the turnpike during that week, and 4.2 million on the parkway.
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By the numbers On the turnpike
The average driver of a passenger car is paying an additional $1.10 per trip, according to the Turnpike Authority.
The peak rate for a passenger car to travel the entire length of the turnpike climbed from $9.05 to $13.85.
The toll to drive a five-axle truck the length of the turnpike climbed from $32.50 to $49.75.
On the parkway
The toll at most plazas on the parkway increased by 50 cents.
The toll to travel the length of the parkway rose from $5.50 to $8.25.
To check the toll for a specific trip
Visit www.state.nj.us/turnpike/toll-rates.html
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