Cash and E-Z Pass signs at the New Jersey Turnpike. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) TRENTON - The first part of a one-two punch for New Jersey drivers takes effect Sunday with hikes on the state’s two major toll roads.The state approved the increases in May over objections of residents who criticized the timing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tolls will rise 36% on the New Jersey Turnpike and 27% on the Garden State Parkway. Tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway will go up as well.Next month, the state’s gas tax is scheduled to rise about 9 cents per gallon to maintain New Jersey’s transportation trust fund, as required by law.MORE: Gov.