New Jersey commuters will be digging deeper into their pockets to drive on the state’s roadways, with the state’s Turnpike Authority approving across-the-board toll increases.
The authority’s board of commissioners unanimously approved a $2.6 billion 2024 budget on Tuesday, which included a 3% toll increase for the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
Murphy will sign the Turnpike’s 2024 budget, including the toll hikes, according to a spokeswoman, several months after vetoing a similar proposal.
For Murphy, approval of the higher tolls is a sharp reversal for the lame-duck governor, who previously objected to a similar budget proposal by the transit agency. In October, Murphy used a parliamentary move to reject the plan by vetoing the Turnpike Authority’s meeting minutes that included the toll hike proposals.