The New Jersey Turnpike

If there was a toll road in hell, this is it. South of 195, people drive like they just robbed a bank. north of 195, the congestion, smell and sights make me want to commit hari kari while I’m on it. And you pay out the ying yang for this.
I am convinced that if you do something evil in this life, you are sent to ride this road for eternity in a Yugo with your mother in law riding shotgun listening to an endless loop of Barbara Streisand on a 8 track player.

I didn’t even know the New Jersey Turnpike had a Unilocal page, and it probably shouldn’t even exist! Unfortunately, checking Unilocal on my daily line of Route 73 red lights led me here.
I rave about the Turnpike at work whenever I get the chance. In September, I started a new job 30 miles north of my home and I was projecting at a bad year of traffic. By taking 295 from Exit 36 to Exit 57, I hit massive traffic around Exit 47 on my way to work and massive traffic around Exit 40 on my way back. I was looking at over an hour commute each way and raising my blood pressure in traffic daily.
About 2 weeks in, my coworker suggested taking the Turnpike with the promise of no traffic in the morning and only a bit in the afternoon. I didn’t believe her, but I gave it a try a few days later. She was right — even during peak hours, her bold statement stands after 5 months of driving to work. My commute to work dropped to about 45 mins and my commute back (thanks to route 73 traffic) is about 50 mins.
From Exit 4 on Route 73 to Exit 7 in Bordentown (the 295 equivalent to Exit 36 to Exit 57), it’s $ 1.45 each way. If you go off peak hours (before 7am and before 4:30pm), it’s only $ 1.15.
tl;dr: Turnpike somehow has a Unilocal page. No traffic. $ 1.45.

Quite possibly, the world’s first mega-​highway, and it’s world-​class, to boot. Recent expansion has eliminated years of bottlenecks. The overall design of the NJTP sets the standard for major corridors on the Interstate Highway System. Talk about the bargain of the century: for about $ 14 you can run the full length of the NJTP, about the same price you will pay for the privilege of crossing into NYC via the George Washington Bridge. The NJTP is incredibly well engineered and maintained; heck, it even features the former federal highway specifications for lane dividing lines. The white lines are longer and wider than current federal spec. With the recent expansion, the obvious next step is to raise the speed limit for cars to 70 mph and drop the double fines rule. Leave the limit at 65 in the truck lanes.

This is a long highway that starts in Maryland and we exit in Jersey. Now I have been traveling this highway for maybe 30 – 40 years now. They have been working on it for maybe 3 – 4 years now and it seems to be done. I mean the roads are smooth again. They have been re-​paved and they even added some exits and some more over passes. In all it’s a nicer drive now but there is always them crazy tolls but then they will never go away.

How else are you going to get from Maryland to New Jersey to see your family? This is the only option for me. Unless you are going to central Jersey near Trenton. The turnpike has always worked for us. Hundreds of trips!

I was on the turnpike last Sunday and got off exit 4. I asked the lady which direction is the Lincoln Financial Center. She had no clue… smh. All toll both operators should know everything about their exits. They should all be trained. Tourists would like to know that they are headed in the right direction. Luckily I had on my GPS.

Easy access to north jersey. Roads in great condition. Less traffic because there is a toll so less people drive here.
just under 1 hour to edison nj and around 2 hours to Morristown.

Are we seriously reviewing exits on toll roads now? Come on Unilocal… delete?

I take the TurnPike every day to work, even through I could easily take 295. The turnpike offers fewer exits and less traffic. I’ve also found that the road is better maintained, so there are less pot– holes.
Exit four is one of the better exits, unless it is the summer. Summer Fridays are the worst, lots of traffic.
This exit offers a few tolls each way, both cash and E-​Z pass. The E-​Z pass tolls are never crowded, I always question why more people don’t invest in an E-​Z pass.
Currently there are no construction delays around Exit 4.

Unfortunately, there is not much to say about a Turnpike. You get on the turnpike to get to where you want to go in NJ then you take the exit, pay the toll etc.,
Keep your eyes on the road & do not Unilocal & Drive.

It’s an exit, Wtf?
Well it’s located near a busy intersection with a lot of brand name shops.
Drive carefully and obey the speed limit.
Local cops enforce the laws here.

The turnpike is usual clear. The road is smooth. One of the fastest and dangerous highways.

What can I say?
It’s an exit for Turnpike LOL
I happen to use it often and it was listed so I check-​in every time I drive through…
Pros: Good location and (in comparison to other exits) good flow through the toll…
Cons: it’s a freakin’ exit! :)