NJ scales Back Toll Proposal

 TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey officials are back-peddling slightly from previous toll increase plans on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Under the revised plan, the toll for the average truck trip on the New Jersey Turnpike would increase by $2.05 this year and $3.75 in 2012. The average truck trip on the Garden State Parkway would increase by 60 cents this year and 95 cents in 2012.

In addition, an across-the-board, 5 percent, off-peak E-ZPass discount has also been proposed for all truck drivers using the Turnpike and Parkway for 20 hours out of the day.

Under the Turnpike’s original proposal, the cost of the average truck trip on the Turnpike would have increased by $2.55 this year, $3.80 in 2012 and $1.15 by 2023. The average truck trip on the Parkway would have increased by 55 cents this year, 95 cents in 2012 and another 30 cents by 2023.