Southbound exit (tolled) and northbound entrance; Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via, Signed as exits 38A (east) and 38B (west); former eastern terminus of Atlantic City Expressway; Exit 7 (Atlantic City Expressway), Southbound exit to US30 east and northbound entrance from US30 west, Southern terminus of US9 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance, Signed as exits63A (east) and 63B (west) northbound, Signed as exits67A (east) and 67B (west) southbound, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via, Signed as exits82 (east) and 82A (west); serves, Northern terminus of US9 concurrency; no southbound exit, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits 89A (east) and 89B (west) southbound, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exit 89C southbound, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits91B (south) and 91A (north) southbound, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 36 (Route 138), South end of the local-express lanes split, Tolled northbound entrance; southbound exit and northbound entrance from express and local lanes; access from the Garden State Parkway southbound to Route18 via, Crossover ramps between the express and the local lanes, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; southbound exit and northbound entrance from express lanes, North end of the local-express lanes split, Signed as exit129 southbound; southbound exit via New Brunswick Avenue, Southbound exit only; northbound access is via exit127, Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits130B (south) and 130A (north), Elizabeth signed northbound; Roselle Park signed southbound, Signed as exit140A southbound; Route82 not signed northbound, Signed as exit140B southbound; Elizabeth and Somerville signed southbound; Hillside signed northbound, Tolled northbound entrance; Exit 52 (I-78); to the, Tolled northbound entrance; Exit 52 (I-78), Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via North Union Avenue, Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance, Tolled southbound entrance; Exit 12 (I-280), Former northbound exit and southbound entrance; closed January12, 1966, Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Springdale Avenue, Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; Glen Ridge not signed southbound, Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exits153A (east) and153B (west to US 46 west) northbound; no southbound access to Route3 west or northbound access from Route 3 east; to, Northbound left exit and southbound entrance, No direct northbound access to I-80 westbound; tolled northbound exit; Paterson signed southbound; George Washington Bridge signed northbound; Exit62 (I-80); access to, Southbound exit and northbound entrance; to, Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 19:54. Past this point, the road crosses the abandoned Conrail Barnegat Branch and reaches an exit for CR527 before passing trees and reaching a cloverleaf interchange with Route37, which provides access to Lakehurst, Seaside Heights, and Island Beach State Park. It went dark after lawmakers and then-Gov. NJ 2-1-1 is a subsidiary of the United Ways of New Jersey | NJ 2-1-1 Partnership All Rights Reserved. [10] North of the interchange, the GSP passes over the Southern Secondary railroad line operated by the Delaware and Raritan River Railroad and bisects residential neighborhoods before crossing the Swimming River into Middletown, where the road has an interchange with CR520, which contains a park and ride and serves Red Bank and Lincroft. On May3, 2006, all traffic was shifted onto the new span, and the original two were closed for rehabilitation. PARKWAY. [32] As part of the plan, the ramp at exit116 would be closed to non-emergency automobile traffic,[33] despite disapproval from locals. Immediately after passing under Amtrak's Northeast Corridor east of the Metropark station serving Amtrak and NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line, the GSP has an interchange with Route27 (Lincoln Highway), which serves Rahway to the northeast. However, when the toll was increased to $0.35 in 1989, rolls were priced at 30tokens for $10; between the slight discount and the convenience of using a single coin, tokens gained in popularity. Due to the high traffic volume and presence of numerous traffic lights, it took motorists over three hours to travel between Paterson and Atlantic City. The parkway is the longest highway in the state at approximately 172 miles (277km), and, according to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, was the busiest toll road in the United States in 2006. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) uses cameras on state highways to help traffic flow as efficiently and safely as possible and to handle emergencies. Programs and Services; . North of this point, the parkway curves northeast through densely populated neighborhoods, passing the Colonia South and Colonia North service areas. Note: Cameras attached to the top of traffic signals are not recorded. Garden State Parkway Basic Facts Use of road signs, highway markers, agency insignia or other logos does not imply any affiliation or endorsement. After heading northwest between trees on the west and neighborhoods on the east, the GSP turns northeast as the median widens and contains a maintenance yard, and US9 leaves the parkway at a junction with Route166. 2020 Long-Range Capital Plan / 2023-2027 Projects Summary More Information [1][3][9], Father north, the road crosses over Cedar Creek and enters Berkeley Township, passing west of a golf course and Central Regional High School while traversing Double Trouble State Park. Tolls can be paid by using cash or the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system. Real-time speeds, accidents, and traffic cameras. The parkway was constructed between 1946 and 1957 to connect suburban northern New Jersey with the Jersey Shore resort areas along the Atlantic coast and to alleviate traffic on traditional northsouth routes running through each town center, such as U.S. Route1 (US1), US9, and Route35. Traffic and Road Conditions, Accident, construction and closure reports on Garden State Parkway Southbound : Utility Work New Jersey with Real Time News Updates from DOT, Commuters, Chatrooms, and Police Reports. Trees occupy the median and the sides of the road for the next several miles. The Garden State Parkway begins at Route109 in Cape May County. Private surveillance videos shot by stores and other commercial businesses are the property of the businesses themselves, and accident victims have no legal right to obtain them. Their ramp terminals became insufficient to accommodate the high-speed mainline traffic and in addition to the decreasing number of users, the picnic areas were becoming more effective as maintenance yards and were converted as such or closed altogether. The New Jersey State Police is the primary police agency that handles calls for service on the parkway. [89], On September 27, 2022, the NJTA awarded a $914 million contract to TransCore to convert the parkway into an all-electronic toll road, eliminating the toll booths in the process. Email or text traffic alerts on your personalized routes. [54] The third phase from exits48 to30 was completed in 2018, and included construction of new bridges across the Mullica River from the city of Port Republic to Bass River Township. Garden State Parkway. All lanes open to traffic. [50] On May20, 2009, all northbound traffic was shifted back onto the original spans, and the new one was made exclusively for southbound traffic. [74], As of January 1, 2023, the standard car toll is $1.05 for cash and $1.01 for E-ZPass on the main road at two-way toll plazas and $2.10 for cash and $2.02 for E-ZPass at one-way toll plazas. After passing under a set of power lines and bisecting a residential area, the route has an incomplete interchange with US46. [78], The second type is exact-change lanes. The Toms River Toll Plaza (in Toms River) is the only location on the parkway mainline where a toll is still collected in both directions. [59] However, the idea was quickly abandoned after the agency found the road had engineering concerns that would not accommodate trucks on this segment. [45], In early 1967, the parkway was expanded from four to six lanes between the Bergen Toll Plaza in Saddle Brook and the interchange with Route4 in Paramus. You can view live traffic camera and recorded footage. The board of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted to award a $914 million contract to a Nashville-based company to design and run an all-electronic cashless toll collection system on the parkway. 46 Ramps in Spring", "1,500,000 Cars Have Used New Parkway-Route 46 Links", "Garden State Parkway to Ban Motorcycles on 1st", "Cyclists Back on Parkway at Midnight After 14 Years", "Forbes Takes Cycle Ban Fight to Washington", "New Parkway Interchange at Red Hill Road Approved", "Garden State Parkway Projects Near Finished", "Paramus, Highway Authority Agree to Joint Road Construction Program", "Garden State Parkway Opens Entrance Ramps", "Court Bars Barricades; Interchange 166 Opens", "Road and Rail; Seeking a Line in the Sand", "Safety Cited in Push for Route 55 Extension", "Garden State Parkway's Driscoll Bridge now 15 lanes", "First Consolidated Toll Road - Annual Report 2003", "Parkway widening project in Ocean County to be ready for motorists today", "Garden State Parkway Widening (Phase 2)", "The biggest Turnpike and Parkway projects this year", "Garden State Parkway, Route 78 connection to end commuter merry-go-round", "NJDOT announces completion of project fully linking I-78 and the Garden State Parkway", "New link at Garden State Parkway, Route 78 to save commuters 10 minutes daily", "N.J. to consider allowing trucks on Garden State Parkway north of exit 105", "N.J. won't allow trucks on Garden State Parkway north of exit 105", "Project to eliminate traffic lights on New Jersey's Parkway nears halfway mark", "Advisory: Mechanic Street Exit from Garden State Parkway to Close Permanently", "Garden State Parkway bridge construction nearing a close", "Planning failure wastes path on parkway bridge for years", "New parkway bridge bike path opened quietly, but safety still concern in Somers Point", "New Jersey Turnpike suit over Florida pizza shop logo tossed", "This frustrating Parkway bottleneck is going to be fixed. [62], The southbound bridge over the Great Egg Harbor Bay was replaced with a wider span parallel to the older span as part of a $79.3million project. 2023-02-27 Roadnow. [6] The entire length of the Garden State Parkway carries the unsigned designation of Route444,[1] and is part of the National Highway System,[7] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. Garden State Parkway Traffic and Road Conditions 2022-12-19 Roadnow Chat Report Accident Garden State Parkway related traffic info Garden State Parkway City traffic Garden State Parkway Junction/Exit traffic Nearby accidents Nearby constructions NJ state DOT web site Garden State Parkway city traffic MAP Garden State Parkway Traffic near Cape May Generally, most CCTV Footage gets stored for 90 days. The highway then briefly enters Nutley before crossing back into Bloomfield, where the Jersey barrier becomes a grassy median and the parkway reaches a diamond interchange for CR655 serving Montclair and passing the Larry Doby and Connie Chung service areas to the west of the Upper Montclair Country Club. there are Delays on the Garden State Parkway southbound Exit 130B-A - US 1 in Woodbridge Twp 1/2 mile delay, due to volume. [66], On July22, 2014, the NJTA filed a federal lawsuit against Jersey Boardwalk Pizza, a pizza chain in Florida, for using a logo too similar to the signs for the Garden State Parkway. Immediately north is an exit for CR94 serving Park Ridge; this is the northernmost exit of the Garden State Parkway, which crosses into the state of New York soon afterwards. HELP for help. This widening made the entire 80-mile (130km) stretch from Ocean County to Paramus at least six lanes wide. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State". A copy of a recording can be obtained by filling out a Video Log Request Form. It will cost $63M", "In Somers Point, one neighborhood's parkway-traffic solution is another's headache", "Coronavirus News: Cash Tolls Returning to NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway", "2022 Toll Rates Garden State Parkway - Cash", "2022 Toll Rates - Garden State Parkway / E-ZPass", "Roadside Assistance Garden State Parkway", "Garden State Parkway Will Lose Exact Change Lanes At Tolls", "Video cameras now enforcing exact change tolls on GSP", "Soon, Token Non Grata on the Garden State", "Turnpike Authority removes exact change lanes on Garden State Parkway", "Why can't older Parkway toll plazas get express E-ZPass? Immediately afterwards, the road comes to an interchange with US22 and Route82 serving Hillside, where the GSP briefly runs in between the carriageways of US22 and the Union Watersphere appears on the east side of the parkway. 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