Port Authority Plans & DiscountsIf one or two trips are taken, the customer pays the prevailing E-ZPass peak rate of $14.75 per trip or off-peak rate of $12.75 per trip (plus $11.50 for each additional axle beyond two axles).
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E-ZPass tolls during off-peak hours will rise to $12.75, from $11.75.E-ZPass tolls during peak hours will rise to $14.75, from $13.75.Tolls delivered by mail will rise to $17, up from $16.
If you are a customer of the New Jersey E-ZPass program, there are several discounts that will reduce the cost of the tolls you pay on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. Customers who have their E-ZPass accounts through other states do not qualify for the New Jersey discounts.
Customers who do not have an E-ZPass tag will also travel through the toll point without stopping. The overhead cameras photograph the vehicle's license plate for processing. A toll bill is sent to the registered owner of the vehicle through Tolls by Mail.
Yes, there are routes you can take from New Jersey to New York that avoid tolls, but they might be longer in terms of travel time. For example, you could consider using alternate roads like local streets and state highways instead of major toll roads like the George Washington Bridge or the Lincoln Tunnel.
The only reason that I can see tolls being so expensive in the NYC area is that New York and New Jersey governments use them as a source of general revenue. With so many drivers having no choice but to take bridges and tunnels to get to work, that's quite a considerable revenue stream.
Walmart includes a one-time convenience charge of $3, and there is a $3 annual fee to use E-ZPass. The GoPak includes a transponder that can be immediately used on toll roads, bridges and tunnels in Pennsylvania and 15 other states including New York and New Jersey.
The hikes came after the New Jersey Turnpike Authority commissioners approved a 2020 plan that allows for annual toll increases. The purpose of the annual increase of up to 3% is to provide a stable funding source for capital needs, Turnpike authority spokesman Tom Feeney said in an email.