NJ Monitor
By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz
Reprinted with permission
New Jersey Monitor
New Jersey drivers are seeing an increase in tolls coming with the new year.
Those using the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike will see 3 percent increases on all vehicle classes, hikes approved by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in November as part of its 2026 budget.
Tolls at the parkway’s barrier plazas will spike 8 cents, while tolls at entries and exits will increase by 3 cents. The average turnpike toll will go up by about 16 cents.
The Turnpike Authority in 2020 approved a plan to automatically increase tolls by 3 percent annually.
The Atlantic City Expressway will overhaul its tolling system beginning Sunday, when the state’s first all-electronic toll collection system becomes operational. A new fee will be implemented for expressway drivers who don’t use E-ZPass and will instead be charged a fee of $13.60, more than double the E-ZPass rate. Tolls for drivers using E-ZPass will rise 3 percent.
Drivers using Delaware River bridges also will see an increase, approved by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission at its Nov. 24 meeting. E-ZPass tolls will increase from $1.50 to $2, and toll-by-plate charges will go up from $3 to $5.
The tolls at the bridges and tunnels overseen by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will also increase in the new year. The agency’s board approved 3 percent increases and an additional 25 cents to help fund its $45 billion capital plan. E-ZPass tolls during peak travel will increase from $16.06 to $16.79, and off-peak tolls will go up from $14.06 to $14.73. Pay-by-plate drivers will see the current toll of $22.38 go up to $23.05.
