Editing New Jersey Turnpike (section)

==Future projects==
===Tremley Point Road Connector===
The authority is planning a {{convert|1.1|mi|km|adj=on}} roadway called the "Tremley Point Road Connector" from Industrial Highway in Carteret to Tremley Point Road in [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]]. The purpose of this extension is to increase truck access to the Tremley Point industrial area in Linden while moving trucks off local streets in residential neighborhoods. The authority chose this access road rather than a full interchange with Tremley Point Road from the turnpike mainline because of its proximity to both exits&nbsp;12 and 13.<ref>{{cite book |author = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |chapter-url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-tremley-point-Section-1.0_Summary-of-the-Project.pdf |chapter = 1.0 Summary of the Project (TPRC) |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-tremley-point.htm |title = Tremley Point Connector Road Project Environmental Assessment |date = January 24, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090114195732/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-tremley-point.htm |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |archive-date = January 14, 2009 |access-date = July 7, 2011 }}</ref> The estimated completion date of the connector has yet to be determined,<ref>{{cite web |author = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |url = http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-tremley-point.htm |title = Tremley Point Connector Road Project |date = January 24, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090114195732/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-tremley-point.htm |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |archive-date = January 14, 2009 |access-date = July 7, 2011 }}</ref> but as of October 2019, a construction contract has been awarded.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.njta.com/media/4858/final-agenda-bm-october-2019.pdf |title = AGENDA Board Meeting |page = 5 |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |date = October 22, 2019 }}</ref>

===Exits 1 to 4 widening===
The NJTA plans to widen the segment of roadway between exits&nbsp;1 through 4 to six lanes, thus eliminating the final four-lane stretch of mainline roadway. Construction is planned to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2032.<ref name="improvement projects">{{cite web |url = https://www.njta.com/capitalprojects |title = Capital Projects |publisher = NJTA |date =  |access-date = August 21, 2022 }}</ref> The widening, which has been in the planning stage since 1992, will also involve the replacement or rehabilitation of 55&nbsp;overpasses, as well as improvements to exits&nbsp;1 through 4. In addition to this, residents, and congressmen, are lobbying for the authority and [[New Jersey Department of Transportation|NJDOT]] to construct a long-anticipated interchange between the turnpike with [[New Jersey Route 42|Route&nbsp;42]]. This interchange would relieve tractor trailer traffic on exit&nbsp;3 ([[New Jersey Route 168|Route&nbsp;168]]), which creates massive backups as it is the only exit to Camden, Philadelphia, and southward. This proposed interchange will finally have a direct connection to the Atlantic City Expressway, I-76, and I-676. It would remove the requirement to travel through long suburban avenues with many traffic signals.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Matthews |first1 = Mark |title = $2 Billion NJ Turnpike Widening for Exits 1-4, and Local Officials Want a Route 42 Connector |url = https://42freeway.com/roads/2-billion-nj-turnpike-widening-for-exits-1-4-and-local-officials-want-a-route-42-connector/ |website = 42 Freeway |access-date = July 25, 2024 |date = January 26, 2023 }}</ref>

===Other plans===
The NJTA plans to widen the Newark Bay Extension from four to six lanes. This would involve replacing 29&nbsp;bridge structures, including the Newark Bay Bridge, as they are in poor condition, functionally obsolete, and not designed to be widened. Construction on the first phase of the project is expected to begin in 2026 and to be completed sometime between 2032 and 2034, with the other three phases currently undetermined.<ref name="improvement projects"/> There are also plans to widen the Western Spur from four lanes to six lanes, which would involve replacing many bridges, including the Harry Laderman Bridge. Long term plans call to convert the turnpike to [[Open road tolling|all-electronic tolling]], with the ticket system being replaced by [[video tolling|license plate tolling]] for drivers not using E-ZPass. This would require demolishing conventional toll plazas in the process. There are also plans to extend the HOV lane past exit&nbsp;13, as well as to replace a overpass carrying traffic at exit&nbsp;17, as it has deteriorated significantly.<ref>{{cite web |title = Proposed 2020 Capital Improvement Program |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |url = https://www.njta.com/media/5179/proposed-2020-capital-improvement-program.pdf |access-date = March 14, 2022 }}</ref> Additionally, there are plans to replace the four lane wide Delaware River Bridge on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension with new twin three-lane twined [[cable-stayed bridge]]s, with construction on this expected to begin sometime after 2030.<ref name="improvement projects"/>