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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>news</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Jan 18 2008, 5:19 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: State mulls toll hike</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">State mulls toll hike <br />Locals fear increase may mean more truck on local roads <br /> <br />By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer <br />Posted: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:42 AM EST <br /> <br /> Local officials are concerned that proposed increases in N.J. Turnpike tolls could push more commuters and truck drivers onto local roads. <br /> <br /> Gov. Jon Corzine announced a plan Jan. 8 to raise money to pay down state debt by borrowing against future toll revenue. The plan calls for the creation of an independent “public benefits corporation” that would be responsible for generating up to about $38 billion for the state that would be used to pay about half of the state’s $32 billion debt and set aside money for road construction projects. <br /> <br /> The plan calls for a 50 percent increase in tolls every four years, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2022. After that the tolls would be adjusted for inflation every four years. <br /> <br /> The plan would affect the Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway. It also would establish a new toll on Route 440 in Middlesex County. <br /> <br /> Monroe Township Engineer Ernie Fiest said toll increases could increase traffic on local roads near Turnpike Exit 8A, which is at the border between South Brunswick and Monroe and less than a mile from Cranbury. <br /> <br /> ”Monroe has been concerned about commuters using Perrineville and Applegarth roads to skip the charges at Exit 8 (in Hightstown) and get on at 8A,” Mr. Feist said. “This wouldn’t make that any better. What would really be a concern though is the affect on heavy trucks. The tolls are very high for these trucks, and those coming from the north could start to choose to get off at 8A and drive through Monroe.” <br /> <br /> Cranbury Mayor David Stout said he thinks Cranbury also could experience an increased flow of traffic for a time, primarily on Route 130. <br /> <br /> ”It is logical that if tolls went up substantially there would be a period of increased usage of the local roads, but it would probably come to an equilibrium when the cost of moving slower cut into the money saved at the toll,” Mayor Stout said. “If it does cause a shift in traffic from toll roads to local roads, it would compound our traffic problems.” <br /> <br /> According to South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka, the department has seen increases in truck traffic when tolls have been raised in the past. He said he believes that an increase in the future would send even more cars and trucks onto local roads. <br /> <br /> ”We believe any increase could cause a dramatic increase in traffic on Route 1 and Route 130, further increasing the demand on officers,” Chief Hayducka said. <br />... <br /><a href="http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/01/18/cranbury_press/news/doc4790c6d0c301d709162602.prt" target="_blank">http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/01/18/cranbury_press/news/doc4790c6d0c301d709162602.prt</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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