The regulations of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority are found in the New Jersey Administrative Code at N.J.A.C. 19:9-1.1, et seq. Free online access to a version of the Administrative Code is available through the website of the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law.
NJTA Rulemaking Notices
The NJTA issues a rulemaking notice when it plans to add, remove, or change a regulation. The notices are reviewed by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law, published in the New Jersey Register, and subjected to a period of public review and comment before they can be adopted by the NJTA. Information about recent published notices is posted here.
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rules Re-adoption with Amendments. The NJTA is proposing to readopt its rules governing Authority operations at N.J.A.C. 19:9. The rules are necessary in that they relate directly to the provision of safe, adequate, and proper facilities for use by the public. The proposed rules were published in the New Jersey Register on March 4, 2024, and are subject to a 60-day public comment period. Comments should be addressed by mail to Director of Law, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, PO Box 5042, Woodbridge, NJ 07095-5042 or by email to rules@njta.com.
Notice of Proposed Substantial Changes. The public comment period for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rules Re-adoption with Amendments closed May 4, 2024. In response to comments received, the Turnpike Authority proposed a number of substantial changes to the proposed re-adoption with amendments. A summary of the comments that prompted the changes, and the agency response to those comments, was published Aug. 5, 2024, in the New Jersey Register.
Notice of Proposed Substantial Changes Upon Adoption to Proposed Amendments. The purpose of this rulemaking is the readoption with amendments and a repeal of NJTA’s substantive regulations governing its operations. The notice was approved for adoption by the NJTA Board of Commissioners on Nov. 19, 2024, and became effective Jan. 6, 2025.
NJTA Rulemaking Petitions
Members of the public can petition the NJTA to add, remove, or amend its regulations. Notices of recently filed petitions are posted here.
Notice of Action on Petition for Rulemaking - This is the NJTA response to a petition to adopt rules setting 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. It was published in the New Jersey Register on Aug. 15, 2022.
Notice of Action on Petition for Rulemaking - This is the NJTA response to a petition regarding the regulation governing the administrative fee for violation of the toll collection monitoring system. It was published in the New Jersey Register on Nov. 20, 2017.
Under its enabling legislation, the NJTA has the power to "make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and for the conduct of its affairs and business."
From time to time, the NJTA adopts policies and procedures governing certain activities in its right of way.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has created the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) for the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway to comply with conditions set forth in the Authority’s New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Highway Agency Stormwater General Permits (HASWGP) No. NJG0153354 (Turnpike) & No. NJG0156485 (Parkway).
