NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

PROPOSED OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, MILEPOST 80 TO 83, GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

Njdep Cafra Individual Permit Application Notice Of Public Comment Period

Take notice that the public comment period for New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) File Number 1500-22-0002.2 will begin with publication in the DEP Bulletin on August 16, 2023. The public comment period will continue for thirty (30) calendar days and will end on September 14, 2023. A brief description of the proposed project follows:

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is proposing to improve Garden State Parkway (GSP) from approximately Milepost 80.2 to 84.1 (including Interchange 80, 81, and 82/82A) by improving GSP geometrics to meet current NJTA design standards where feasible. Other proposed improvements include continuous auxiliary lanes to better accommodate queuing and weaves; Collector-Distributor (C-D) roads (service roads) to physically separate local ramp traffic from the GSP through traffic; safety and operational improvements of GSP interchanges, ramps and adjoining State and local roadway networks. Additionally, improvements at Interchange 80 will include adding a new southbound entrance ramp to the GSP and northbound exit ramp to the local roadway network. The improvements will include reconstruction to approximately seven (7) bridges and several culvert pipes throughout the project area. Ancillary improvements will include replacement of guide rail, lighting, drainage system upgrades and overhead signing. Utility and NJTA Fiber Optic (ETC) relocations will be required at locations where proposed improvements conflict with these existing systems.

Any comments on the application referenced above must be submitted to the Department at the address below within 30 calendar days after the start of the comment period (August 16, 2023):

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Land Resource Protection

P.O. Box 420, Code 501-02A

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

Attn: Toms River Township/South Toms River Borough/Berkeley Township Supervisors