<P> The non-tolled I - 295, which parallels the Turnpike for much of its southern length, is often used as an alternate route for shunpiking by locals and through travelers alike; prior to the expansion of the exit 1 toll plaza, this route was promoted through signage and radio announcements from the New Jersey State Police as a bypass of summer congestion at the plaza . </P> <P> On January 8, 2008, Governor Jon Corzine proposed a 50 percent increase in tolls on New Jersey's three toll roads in 2010, with increases of a similar percentage every four years after that, in order to help pay state debt . Each times tolls increased, there would be an additional increase for inflation since the last toll increase (for the first, since 2006). The roads would be maintained by a nonprofit corporation that would pay back bonds to the state . Under this plan, and without considering the inflation increases, tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike would have risen from $6.45 to $42.92 in 2022 . It was considered possible that commuters would receive discounts from the higher toll rates . The plan, however, was not enacted due to mounting opposition from New Jersey residents . On September 5, 2008, a proposal to increase Turnpike tolls substantially was reported . On December 1, 2008, the first phase of the toll hike went into effect . On January 1, 2012, the second phase of the toll hike went into effect . </P> <P> The default speed limit is 65 mph (105 km / h) between the southern terminus and milepost 97, and 55 mph (89 km / h) from there to the northern terminus . The Newark Bay Extension carries a 50 mph (80 km / h) limit . The turnpike has variable speed limit signs allowing for the limit to be temporarily lowered during unusual road conditions . </P> <P> The New Jersey Turnpike is noted for naming its rest areas after people who have a connection to New Jersey . From south to north, the rest areas are: </P>

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