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PUBLIC NOTICE: Hearing Scheduled on Implementation of Alternative Tolling on the Garden State Parkway East Orange Toll Plaza

Oct 24 2017

LEGAL NOTICE
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATE TOLLING
ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY
EAST ORANGE TOLL PLAZA


TAKE NOTICE that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (“Authority”) will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of taking public comment regarding the implementation of alternate toll collection at the following location on the Garden State Parkway (“GSP”) as more specifically described below:


                                          Southbound          Northbound
East Orange Toll Plaza       Toll X 2                  Toll Free


It is proposed that the East Orange Toll Plaza Northbound Exit from the GSP will be toll free. It is also proposed that the tolls at the East Orange Toll Plaza Southbound Entrance to the GSP will be double the existing toll rates for all vehicle classifications. This change is scheduled for implementation on or about March 1, 2018.


The hearing will take place on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Administration Building, 1 Turnpike Plaza, Woodbridge, New Jersey.


Representatives of the Authority will be available at the hearing to discuss this proposal. The opportunity for the public to present oral and/or written testimony concerning the proposal will be provided.
Written testimony may be submitted to the Authority prior to the hearing and for seven (7) calendar days after the close of the hearing. Written testimony should be addressed to:


John F. O’Hern
Deputy Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
P.O. Box 5042
Woodbridge, NJ 07095-5042