<P> On July 9, 2003, Governor Jim McGreevey's plan to merge the operating organizations of the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike into one agency was completed . </P> <P> Literature from the time of the parkway's construction indicates that the parkway would become toll - free once bonds used for its construction were paid off . However, additional construction projects, plus the expectation that the parkway will pay for its own maintenance and policing (and the massive E-ZPass project) make it unlikely it will become toll - free in the foreseeable future . </P> <P> The parkway was also planned to be the southern terminus for Route 55 at milemarker 19 . This was cancelled after the conclusion that the highway ran through too many wetland areas . The idea is still being revisited after frequent traffic jams on Route 47 . </P> <P> On July 22, 2014, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority filed a federal lawsuit against Jersey Boardwalk Pizza, a pizza chain in Florida, for using a logo too similar to the signs for the Garden State Parkway . Federal Judge William Martini dismissed the suit on March 26, 2015 . </P>

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