Editing New Jersey Turnpike (section)

===1990s to present===
In July 1988, a project to reconstruct exit&nbsp;7 in order to accommodate an increasing number of truck traffic was announced.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Salgado |first = Robert J. |date = July 3, 1988 |title = Turnpike to Expand Interchange 7 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/03/nyregion/turnpike-to-expand-interchange-7.html |access-date = July 22, 2024 |work = The New York Times |language = en-US |issn = 0362-4331 }}</ref> As part of this, a new 12-lane toll plaza and trumpet interchange located {{convert|1⁄2|mi|km}} away from the original ramps were to be constructed, and the existing toll plaza was demolished,<ref name="anderson"/> though the old overpass would be left intact as a U-turn ramp. <!--This was intentional, said source does not claim this--> Construction began almost immediately, and was completed in 1990, costing $30 million.<ref name="anderson"/>

In 1985, the authority announced plans to extend the dual-dual roadway to exit&nbsp;8A in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]].<ref>1985 annual report{{full citation needed|date=July 2024}}</ref> However, this created some problems in the East Brunswick area. Analysis of noise <ref>Shadely, 1973{{full citation needed|date=October 2018}}</ref> and air quality impacts were made in a lawsuit decided in New Jersey Superior Court. This case, in the early 1970s, was one of the early examples of [[environmental scientist]]s playing a role in the design of a major highway in the US. The computer models allowed the court to understand the effects of roadway geometry, in this case width, vehicle speeds, proposed [[noise barrier]]s, residential setback and pavement types. The outcome was a compromise that involved substantial mitigation of noise pollution and air pollution impacts. Groundbreaking for this project began on June 23, 1987.<ref>{{cite book |type = Report |author = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |year = 1987 |title = New Jersey Turnpike 1987 Annual Report |url = https://dspace.njstatelib.org/bitstreams/85cbb2fc-0c55-4ff1-bc9b-b3ff06b8d0f4/download |location = New Brunswick |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority }}{{page needed|date=July 2024}}</ref> Construction of the dual-dual roadway setup was completed on October 22, 1990,<ref>{{Cite news |date = October 23, 1990 |title = Turnpike opens renovated lanes |url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-turnpike-opens-renovated-lane/138896277/ |access-date = January 16, 2024 |work = The Record |pages = 4 }}</ref> the rebuling of Exit 8A from a trumpet into T-intersection to a dual trumpet interchange was completed in May 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://ghcci.com/projects/nj-turnpike-interchange-8a-contract-w-4503/ |title = NJ Turnpike Interchange 8A, Contract #W-4503 }}</ref>

In January 1992, the turnpike was extended by {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} from I-95 exit&nbsp;68 to exit&nbsp;72B, NJDOT had sold this segment of roadway to balance the state budget.<ref>{{cite news |last = Gray |first = Jerry |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/27/nyregion/fight-over-florio-budget-plan-heating-up-in-hostile-trenton.html?scp=2&sq=new%20jersey%20turnpike%201992%20florio&st=cse |title = Fight Over Florio Budget Plan Heating Up in Hostile Trenton |work = The New York Times |date = January 27, 1992 |access-date = January 29, 2010 }}</ref>

In 1996, an HOV lane was opened between exits&nbsp;11 and exits&nbsp;14 on the truck lanes. The cost of this project was $361 million. It is reserved for use only during peak hours. By 1997, various improvements had also been made to the {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch between exits&nbsp;14 and exits&nbsp;15E in Newark. This part of the project cost $148 million.<ref name="anderson"/> On September 24 of that year, the Pennsylvania connector was officially renamed the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension, this was done in remembrance of the Americans who died during the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]].<ref name=renameing>1997 annual report{{full citation needed|date=August 2024}}</ref>

In May 1998, the speed limit was increased from {{convert|55|to|65|mph|km/h}} between exits&nbsp;1 and exits&nbsp;13. Despite this, no other segment north of it had its speed limit raised.<ref name="anderson"/>

In the late 1990s, a project to improve exit&nbsp;13A in Elizabeth was started. It was completed in 1999, at the cost of $140 million. It was funded by the developers of [[Jersey Gardens]], its construction was why the upgrade was carried out.<ref name="nyt-1999-08-29">{{Cite news |last = Holusha |first = John |date = August 29, 1999 |title = Commercial Property/Jersey Gardens: Outlet Mall Near Newark Airport Prepares to Open |language = en-US |work = The New York Times |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/29/realestate/commercial-property-jersey-gardens-outlet-mall-near-newark-airport-prepares-open.html |access-date = November 26, 2022 |issn = 0362-4331 }}</ref> Later that year, a bill to rename the mainline road as the '''New Jersey Veterans Turnpike'' was proposed by the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]. Proposed by [[Jack Collins (politician)|Jack Collins]], this memorial would have resulted in $500,000 worth of signage replacement. Despite passing the assembly, it was never signed into law.<ref name="anderson"/>

[[File:NJ TPK NB from Gordon Road overpass.jpeg|thumb|right|New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) northbound in Robbinsville Township]]
In October 1997, groundbreaking was held on a project to reconstruct the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension.<ref name=renameing/> As part of this project, a new interchange with US&nbsp;130 was built that was completed on December 17, 1999, replacing the old slip ramp in the area that fead onto local streets with many potholes.<ref>{{cite web |title = New Jersey Turnpike—Pennsylvania Extension |url = http://www.phillyroads.com/roads/nj-turnpike_pennsylvania/ |work = Philly Roads |access-date = August 10, 2024 }}{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date=August 2024}}</ref> in addition, the toll plaza was replaced with a new wider one that contained [[E-ZPass]] lanes, this part of the project was completed in February 2000.<ref>2000 annual report{{full citation needed|date=August 2024}}</ref> On September 30 of that year, NJTA began using E-ZPass for electronic toll collection on the mainline.<ref>{{Cite news |date = October 1, 2000 |title = E-ZPass Unveiled on New Jersey Turnpike |language = en-US |work = The New York Times |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/technology/ezpass-unveiled-on-new-jersey-turnpike.html |access-date = July 9, 2021 |issn = 0362-4331 }}</ref>

A replacement exit&nbsp;1 toll barrier was completed in July 2004. Planned since the 1990s, the new plaza features 23&nbsp;lanes, a walkway to allow for the toll collectors to avoid crossing traffic, and four high-speed E-ZPass lanes (two in each direction). Construction of the plaza had started in early 2001, and had cost $44 million to construct. The plaza was located approximately {{convert|1.2|mi|km}} north of the original toll gate.<ref name="anderson" />

In 2003, the E-ZPass system was extensively overhauled when the turnpike's E-ZPass transitioned to ACS State and local solutions. Also in 2002, the authority proposed adding express lanes to the eastern and western spurs.<ref>{{cite book |author = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |year = 2003 |title = First Consolidated Toll Road Annual Report 2003 |url = https://dspace.njstatelib.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/37625e0d-7725-4557-8cee-4b57d6be8b22/content |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |access-date = August 10, 2024 |via = New Jersey State Library }}{{page needed|date=August 2024}}</ref> In January 2004, the authority opened the new 18W express gantries in Carlstadt; these allowed for two {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} lanes in each direction, though were restricted to EZ-Pass users only.<ref name="anderson" />

On December 1, 2005,<ref name="anderson" /> the authority opened exit&nbsp;15X. They did this to allow turnpike traffic to easily access the [[Secaucus Junction]].<ref>{{cite news |last = Mansnerus |first = Laura |title = A Billion-Dollar Bet |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/05njcover.html |work = The New York Times |access-date = November 22, 2011 |date = February 5, 2006 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160330013200/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/05njcover.html |archive-date = March 30, 2016 }}</ref>

In order to address chronic congestion, the authority opened a new two lane ramp at exit&nbsp;8A to carry traffic onto the newly extended [[County Route 535 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;535]] in February 2006. The ramp that allowed traffic onto [[New Jersey Route 32|Route&nbsp;32]] westbound was then closed off permanently (though not demolished); despite redundancy, the eastbound ramp was left intact.<ref name="canceled">{{cite news |title = Route&nbsp;92-turnpike connection project off the table—for now: Official says expansion of turnpike between exits 6 and 9 is the top priority |date = December 2, 2006 |work = Daily Record |location = Morristown, New Jersey }}</ref> In May 2006, hybrid vehicles were permitted to use the HOV lanes during peak periods.<ref name="anderson" /> The authority planned to build [[New Jersey Route 92|Route&nbsp;92]], an east–west spur from [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;1]] and Ridge Road in the township of South Brunswick to the mainline of the turnpike at exit&nbsp;8A in Monroe Township. This proposition was canceled on December 1, 2006.<ref name="canceled"/> The year also saw the completion of a project to expand exits&nbsp;16E and 18E. <ref>https://dspace.njstatelib.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/5afae2cc-71c7-4ed4-bcc1-b0e65b7b6d9e/content</ref>

[[File:NJ TPK NB from NJ 73 overpass.jpeg|thumb|left|New Jersey Turnpike northbound approaching the Route&nbsp;73 interchange in Mount Laurel]]
In 2005, The authority began to lower the Eastern Spur (between mileposts&nbsp;107.3 and 107.5) in Newark.<ref name="anderson" /> This project, completed in 2008, made it so that the spur consisted of a minimum {{convert|15|ft|m|adj=on}} vertical clearance and {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=on}} horizontal clearance on the shoulders underneath the Pulaski Skyway ([[U.S. Route 1/9]]).

In March 2010, The authority completed a project that rebuilt exit&nbsp;16W in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]. Several new ramps were built, and old ones were demolished. One major modification was demolishing the old ramp from the tollgate to Route&nbsp;3 west and constructing a new elevated ramp that swings swing around in the opposite direction to merge with Route&nbsp;3 west, thereby completing the double trumpet-like interchange and reducing weaving on Route&nbsp;3.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/regulat/pnotices/20063095.pdf |publisher = US Army Corps of Engineers |date = March 5, 2009 |title = Public Notice: NAN-2006-3095-WCA |access-date = July 7, 2011 |first = Richard L. |last = Tomer |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230456/http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/regulat/pnotices/20063095.pdf |archive-date = July 22, 2011 }}</ref> In April, the NJTA completed a project that rebuilt exit&nbsp;12 in Carteret. The project, carried out in order to reduce truck traffic, involved constructing new elevated ramps from Roosevelt Avenue east to the toll gate, replacing what was previously a fully an at-grade interchange with a unidirectional one. In addition, the seven-lane toll booth was demolished, and a new 17-lane one was constructed in its place. While it initially planned to be completed in November or December 2009, though was delayed five to six months behind schedule.<ref>{{cite news |first = Leo D. |last = Rommel |date = May 17, 2009 |url = http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090517/NEWS/90517002/Construction+on+Turnpike+Exit+12+nearly+complete++Carteret+mayor+fears+congestion |title = Construction on Turnpike Exit 12 nearly complete |work = MyCentralJersey |publisher = [[Gannett]] |access-date = July 7, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719080050/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090517/NEWS/90517002/Construction+on+Turnpike+Exit+12+nearly+complete++Carteret+mayor+fears+congestion |archive-date = July 19, 2011 }}</ref>

The NJTA began accepting E-ZPass on all toll lanes on March 5, 2011, previously only marked lanes allowed for such.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/mixedmodenewsreleaseFINAL.pdf |title = E-ZPass soon to be accepted at all lanes on New Jersey Turnpike |date = March 11, 2011 |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |access-date = July 7, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183341/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/mixedmodenewsreleaseFINAL.pdf |archive-date = June 28, 2011 }}</ref> In the middle of that year, the authority also reconstructed the [[New Jersey Route 495|Route&nbsp;495]] westbound overpass across the turnpike at exit&nbsp;16E in Secaucus in order to add a third lane to said ramp.<ref>{{cite web |year = 2009 |title = New Jersey Turnpike Authority Construction Contract Awards |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/buss-cs-awards.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070024/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/buss-cs-awards.pdf |archive-date = October 19, 2012 |access-date = July 7, 2011 |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority }}</ref>

In late 2012, the authority completed a project that made many safety improvements to exit&nbsp;2 in [[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]]. A traffic signal at the T-intersection with [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;322]], and turn lanes were added, in addition, a fourth access point was also constructed.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2012/072412w.shtm |title = New traffic signal activated at Route&nbsp;322 intersection with NJ Turnpike Interchange 2 toll plaza in Woolwich |date = July 24, 2012 |publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation |access-date = October 7, 2012 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120831165514/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2012/072412w.shtm |archive-date = August 31, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author = McCormick Taylor, Inc. |title = Final Design and Environmental Permitting for Improvements at Interchange 2 |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/Tpk-Int-2-Envir-Assessment.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120201092837/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/Tpk-Int-2-Envir-Assessment.pdf |archive-date = February 1, 2012 |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority }}</ref>

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[[File:NJTP (I 95) IC 8 options.jpg|thumb|Three proposals for new Exit&nbsp;8 in East Windsor. Alternative 1 was chosen (with a few changes)]]
In November 2004, Governor [[Richard Codey]] advocated a plan to widen the turnpike by extending the dual-dual configuration {{convert|20.1|mi|km}} south from exit&nbsp;8A in Monroe Township to exit&nbsp;6 in Mansfield Township. This was to be completed by 2014 when Pennsylvania was supposed to finish an interchange, that would connect its turnpike to the existing I-95 in [[Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bristol Township, Pennsylvania]]. Finances were to be supplied by rerouting money from the planned [[New Jersey Route 92|Route&nbsp;92]] Turnpike extension.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/01/nyregion/01turnpike.html?ex=1152590400&en=f5327028e83ef2f7&ei=5070 |title = New Jersey Set to Expand Turnpike |work = The New York Times |first = Ronald |last = Smothers |date = December 1, 2004 |access-date = July 7, 2011 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090424222417/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/01/nyregion/01turnpike.html?ex=1152590400&en=f5327028e83ef2f7&ei=5070 |archive-date = April 24, 2009 }}</ref> On January 1, 2007, the NJTA released its plan for exit&nbsp;8 in East Windsor Township. The old interchange, located west of the turnpike, would be demolished and replaced with a new one located to the east of the turnpike.<ref name="exit 8">{{cite news |last = Mease |first = Alyssa |title = Part of New NJ Turnpike toll plaza opens at Interchange 8 in East Windsor |url = http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/01/part_of_new_nj_turnpike_toll_p.html |work = The Times of Trenton |access-date = March 6, 2013 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130126074351/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/01/part_of_new_nj_turnpike_toll_p.html |archive-date = January 26, 2013 }}</ref> Other interchanges were also to be upgraded with this widening project. exit&nbsp;6 in Mansfield Township would have its dual two laned ramps replaced by multiple pairs of single lane ramps, exit&nbsp;7 in [[Bordentown Township, New Jersey|Bordentown Township]] would have new depressed ramps added, exit&nbsp;7A in [[Robbinsville Township, New Jersey|Robbinsville Township]] would have three extra collection lanes added to its gate, and exit&nbsp;8A in Monroe Township would have a new ramp added.<ref>{{cite news |last = Giambusso |first = David |title = $2.7B N.J. Turnpike widening project begins |url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/27b_nj_turnpike_widening_proje.html |work = The Star-Ledger |location = Newark, New Jersey |access-date = March 31, 2012 |date = July 2, 2009 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110816132206/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/27b_nj_turnpike_widening_proje.html |archive-date = August 16, 2011 }}</ref> The NJTA would also add a third truck lane between exit&nbsp;9 in East Brunswick Township and exit&nbsp;8A in Monroe Township. No overpass replacement was needed since overpasses were already designed with future expansion in mind. Only final preparation and paving of an outer lane in the outer roadways were required to accommodate the extra lane. New signage and lighting was installed as part of the widening project. It was thought that some transmission towers that ran near the turnpike would have to be replaced to make room for the newly constructed roadways. However, this idea was dismissed because it would have been cost prohibitive, and the towers, in fact, did not need to be.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/documents/03e_Chapter3_pp344-464.pdf |title = Executive Order No. 215 Environmental Impact Statement |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090824082730/http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/documents/03e_Chapter3_pp344-464.pdf |archive-date = August 24, 2009 |access-date = January 16, 2012 }}</ref> The widened turnpike features six lanes in each direction (3-3-3-3), double the previous capacity.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-news-Widening-PIC.pdf |title = Turnpike authority to hold public information centers regarding widening project |date = November 20, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090327022600/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-news-Widening-PIC.pdf |archive-date = March 27, 2009 |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |access-date = July 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Gov_Christie_Commissioner_Fox_cut_ribbon_Turnpike_Widening.pdf |title = Gov. Christie, NJDOT Commissioner FoxPraise $2.3 Billion NJ Turnpike Infrastructure Investment Project |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141103174930/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Gov_Christie_Commissioner_Fox_cut_ribbon_Turnpike_Widening.pdf |archive-date = November 3, 2014 |publisher = [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] |access-date = November 3, 2014 |quote = The Widening Program created a three-lane Outer Roadway in each direction over the 25 miles between Interchange 6 in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, and Interchange 8A in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. }}</ref> The new exit&nbsp;8 opened in January 2013, featuring a new toll plaza consisting of 10&nbsp;lanes, with direct access to [[New Jersey Route 133|Route&nbsp;133]] (Hightstown Bypass) without going through any traffic lights, as well as to Route&nbsp;33 by using a grade-separated interchange.<ref name="exit 8"/>Construction of a realigned Milford Road, near the interchange, was open to traffic in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/construction_updates.php |title = Construction Updates: NJ Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |access-date = March 31, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120227103633/http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/construction_updates.php |archive-date = February 27, 2012 }}</ref> Milford Road was converted into an overpass crossing over the new interchange&nbsp;8 ramp. The junction with the realigned Milford Road, Route&nbsp;33 and Monmouth Street was also modified.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Persico |first1 = Joyce J. |last2 = Kitchenman |first2 = Andrew |url = http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-2/116762800881490.xml&coll=5 |title = Pike plan raises concern |work = The Trenton Times |date = January 1, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070103052016/http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-2%2F116762800881490.xml&coll=5 |archive-date = January 3, 2007 |access-date = July 7, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> On July 2, 2009, a ceremonial groundbreaking took place near exit&nbsp;8 to initiate the widening of the turnpike.<ref>{{cite news |first = Erin |last = Duffy |url = http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2009/07/27_billion_turnpike_widening_u.html |title = $2.7 billion Turnpike Widening Under Way |work = [[The Trenton Times]] |date = July 2, 2009 |access-date = July 7, 2011 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140242/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2009/07/27_billion_turnpike_widening_u.html |archive-date = June 5, 2011 }}</ref> On January 28, 2014, the last two of the project's 31 construction contracts was awarded.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/2014_01-28-BM-Minutes-001-thru-027.pdf |title = Proceedings of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |date = January 29, 2014 |access-date = November 15, 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021030/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/2014_01-28-BM-Minutes-001-thru-027.pdf |archive-date = November 29, 2014 }}</ref> On May 17–18, 2014, the NJTA switched traffic from the inner roadway for the new outer roadway to do repairs and resurfacing of the inner roadway.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=623175911092039&set=a.429579320451700.95976.400244906718475&type=1 |title = Timeline Photos |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |via = Facebook |access-date = October 4, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180502195151/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=623175911092039&set=a.429579320451700.95976.400244906718475&type=1 |archive-date = May 2, 2018 }}</ref> The rehabilitated northbound lanes opened on October 26, 2014, while the southbound lanes opened a week later on November 3, 2014. The final cost reported to be $2.3 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last = Schaefer |first = Mari A. |title = Expanded lanes open on New Jersey Turnpike |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |date = October 27, 2014 |url = http://articles.philly.com/2014-10-27/news/55487850_1_southbound-lanes-truck-lane-delays |access-date = November 3, 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082704/http://articles.philly.com/2014-10-27/news/55487850_1_southbound-lanes-truck-lane-delays |archive-date = March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Higgs |first = Larry |title = New southbound Turnpike lanes open |work = The Star-Ledger |location = Newark, New Jersey |date = November 3, 2014 |url = http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/11/new_southbound_lanes_turnpike_lanes_opened_monday.html |access-date = November 3, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141106154756/http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/11/new_southbound_lanes_turnpike_lanes_opened_monday.html |archive-date = November 6, 2014 }}</ref> The project employed 1,000 workers a day, and at one point was the largest active road construction project in the Western Hemisphere.<ref>{{cite web |title = Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program Website |url = http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/ |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708214405/http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/ |archive-date = July 8, 2007 |access-date = January 16, 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:New Jersey Turnpike Reduce Speed sign.jpg|thumb|left|A 1970s [[variable-message sign]] displaying a warning about construction ahead. These signs have since been replaced.]]
[[File:2013-12-28 15 01 10 New variable message sign on northbound Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) just north of Exit 7A (Interstate 195, Trenton, Shore Points) in Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|A modern variable message sign displaying a warning about congestion ahead]]
All of the turnpike's original [[variable-message sign]]s (VMS) were replaced from 2010 to 2015, and many new signs were also added. The replacement signs, which feature full graphic color matrix technology, are more up-to-date and feature travel times to major routes when not otherwise in use.<ref name="VMS">{{cite web |title = New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway to get new VMS |url = http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=19932 |access-date = October 16, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120401082943/http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=19932 |archive-date = April 1, 2012 }}</ref>

In late October 2015, the southbound inner roadway exit ramp at exit&nbsp;7A was closed to make repairs to the overpass crossing over the truck lanes. Steel plates beneath the deck of the exit ramp overpass "were not built to specification" when it was originally constructed, and to avoid premature replacement in the future, the ramps were repaired. These repairs were completed in late November 2015.<ref>{{cite press release |title = NJTA to Close Exit from Southbound Turnpike Car Lanes to Interchange 7A for Bridge Repairs |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |date = October 15, 2015 |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Interchange_7A_FINAL.pdf |access-date = October 24, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151106030814/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Interchange_7A_FINAL.pdf |archive-date = November 6, 2015 }}</ref>

To reduce congestion, the NJTA has widened [[New Jersey Route 18|Route&nbsp;18]] and reconstructed all the associated ramps at exit&nbsp;9 (except the ramp to Route&nbsp;18 north) in East Brunswick Township. Construction began in late 2012 and was completed in mid-2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Higgs |first1 = Larry |title = What project is backing up Route&nbsp;18? Ask @CommutingLarry |url = https://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/10/what_project_is_backing_up_route_18_ask_commutingl.html |publisher = NJ.com |access-date = July 21, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180721044630/https://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/10/what_project_is_backing_up_route_18_ask_commutingl.html |archive-date = July 21, 2018 |url-status = dead |date = October 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://eastbrunswick.patch.com/articles/turnpike-authority-to-widen-route-18-at-exit-9#c |title = Turnpike Authority to Widen Route&nbsp;18 at Exit&nbsp;9 |first = John |last = Saccenti |date = March 18, 2011 |work = East Brunswick Patch |access-date = July 7, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110602071024/http://eastbrunswick.patch.com/articles/turnpike-authority-to-widen-route-18-at-exit-9#c |archive-date = June 2, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/INT9-Public-Hearing.pdf |title = Interchange 9 Improvement Project |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |access-date = January 15, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120201101345/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/INT9-Public-Hearing.pdf |archive-date = February 1, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140223/NJNEWS10/302230026/ |title = Two road projects to address traffic woes on Route&nbsp;18 in East Brunswick |first = Susan |last = Loyer |publisher = MyCentralJersey.com |date = February 24, 2014 |access-date = October 9, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141015071745/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140223/NJNEWS10/302230026/ |archive-date = October 15, 2014 }}</ref>

The authority planned to reconstruct exit&nbsp;14A in Jersey City and its connectors in Bayonne because the interchange was in "poor condition" and suffered from chronic congestion. This was part of a bigger project to address future traffic volume along [[New Jersey Route 440|Route&nbsp;440]]. Official groundbreaking occurred on March 11, 2015, with an expanded toll plaza and connector bridge targeted for completion in late 2018 with a $310 million budget.<ref>{{cite web |author = Gannett Fleming, Inc. |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/public_hearing_report-12.pdf |title = Preliminary Engineering & Environmental Studies For Improvements at Interchange 14A: Public Hearing Report |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |date = November 2012 |access-date = March 12, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130916053034/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/public_hearing_report-12.pdf |archive-date = September 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/03/hudson_county_pols_turnpike_authority_break_ground.html |title = Hudson County pols, Turnpike Authority break ground on Exit 14A project |first = Jonathan |last = Lin |newspaper = The Jersey Journal |date = March 11, 2015 |access-date = March 12, 2015 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150315020944/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/03/hudson_county_pols_turnpike_authority_break_ground.html |archive-date = March 15, 2015 }}</ref> The newly expanded exit&nbsp;14A reopened in May 2018 ahead of its anticipated opening later in the year.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/05/new_traffic_ramps_to_open_at_bayonne_turnpike_entr.html |title = 14A toll plaza in Bayonne reopens after $286M makeover |newspaper = The Jersey Journal |date = May 21, 2018 |access-date = May 30, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180528004155/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/05/new_traffic_ramps_to_open_at_bayonne_turnpike_entr.html |archive-date = May 28, 2018 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

Signage for I-95 was extended from [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|I-195]] in [[Robbinsville Township, New Jersey|Robbinsville Township]] to exit&nbsp;6 in September 2018, the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension was also signed.<ref name="new295">{{cite press release |first = Steve |last = Schapiro |url = http://news.transportation.org/Pages/StateDotNewsDetail.aspx?MessageId=55519 |title = I-95 to be redesignated as I-295 in Mercer County starting in 2018 |date = December 21, 2017 |access-date = December 21, 2017 |publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171222104909/http://news.transportation.org/Pages/StateDotNewsDetail.aspx?MessageId=55519 |archive-date = December 22, 2017 }}</ref>

In conjunction with the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]'s replacement of the [[Goethals Bridge]], improvements were being studied at exit&nbsp;13 in Elizabeth and Linden.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.goethalseis.com/eis/visuals.aspx |title = Goethals Bridge Modernization Project |access-date = May 3, 2010 |publisher = United States Coast Guard and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |last1 = Louis Berger Group |last2 = Parsons Brinckerhoff |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130124113320/http://www.goethalseis.com/eis/visuals.aspx |archive-date = January 24, 2013 }}</ref> However, the interchange was ultimately left as is, with no improvements being made.

On March&nbsp;24, 2020, the NJTA temporarily suspended cash toll collection due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Drivers without E-ZPass transponders had their license plates photographed at the toll plazas and were sent bills in the mail. Cash collection resumed on May&nbsp;19 of that year.<ref name="abc7ny1">{{cite news |date = May 16, 2020 |title = Coronavirus News: Cash Tolls Returning to NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway |agency = WABC |url = https://www.abc7ny.com/amp/coronavirus-nj-reopen-new-jersey-update-news/6188286 |url-status = dead |access-date = December 21, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210114215356/https://abc7ny.com/amp/coronavirus-nj-reopen-new-jersey-update-news/6188286/ |archive-date = January 14, 2021 }}</ref>

In January 2020, the NJTA announced plans to construct E-ZPass express lanes at exit&nbsp;18E.<ref name="Higgs 2020">{{cite web |last = Higgs |first = Larry |date = January 28, 2020 |title = One of the Turnpike's busiest toll plazas is getting express lanes |url = https://www.nj.com/traffic/2020/01/one-of-the-turnpikes-busiest-toll-plazas-is-getting-express-lanes.html |access-date = November 26, 2022 |website = NJ.com }}</ref> This project was completed in November 2021.<ref name="Twitter2021">{{cite tweet |number = 1462756312148762625 |user = njturnpike |title = The new express E-ZPass lanes at Interchange 18E are open to traffic |author = New Jersey Turnpike |date = November 21, 2021 |access-date = November 26, 2022 }}</ref> Additionally, they also widened the express lanes at exit&nbsp;6 in order to add a single collection lane in each direction, as the original configuration had become obsolete.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.gannettfleming.com/project/new-jersey-turnpike-interchange-6-e-zpass-improvements/ |title = New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6 E-ZPass Improvements: Busy Toll Plaza Adds Express Lanes for Growth and Safety |publisher = Gannett Fleming }}</ref>

From late April to May 2022, the ramps onto US&nbsp;206 at exit&nbsp;7 to the turnpike were temporarily closed so the overpass could be demolished.<ref>{{cite press release |first1 = Jim |last1 = Barry |first2 = Steve |last2 = Schapiro |date = April 29, 2022 |title = Route 206 southbound to be closed this weekend for repairs to New Jersey Turnpike ramp in Bordentown: New Jersey Turnpike ramp to Route 206 southbound to remain closed |url = https://www.nj.gov/transportation/uploads/comm/news/details/comm_np_20220429_172303_Rt206sbclosedthisweekendforNJTPKbridgerepairsinBordentown.pdf |publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation |access-date = August 10, 2024 }}</ref>

On June&nbsp;9, 2023, the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] approved redesignating the Eastern Spur as I-695 and officially designating the Western Spur as I-95.<ref name=aashto1992a>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2023 |access-date=October 22, 2023 }}</ref>