Toll increases approved for NJ Turnpike, Parkway

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. - The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has voted to approve increases on the state's two major toll roads to fund transportation projects and help pay for a proposed rail tunnel into New York City. The unanimous vote by authority commissioners on Friday came about two hours after Gov. Jon S. Corzine gave his approval on the toll proposal, which had been scaled back from a previous plan. Corzine recently indicated that he would not have approved the initial plan, which called for three toll increases over the next 15 years. The plan approved Friday raises tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway in December and again in 2012, at which point the cost of driving the full length of either highway will be more than double its current level. Drivers... [read full story]