<P> All trucks must exit at exit 105, just past the Asbury Park toll plaza . From Tinton Falls to the southern end of the parkway at Cape May, trucks are allowed, but must pay additional tolls . Buses are allowed for the entire length of the parkway . In April 2011, New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James Simpson announced the NJTA was looking into the possibility of allowing trucks on the northern portion of the Garden State Parkway . However, the idea was quickly abandoned after the agency found the road had engineering concerns that would make the consideration of allowing trucks on this segment impossible . </P> <P> While the New Jersey Turnpike uses a system of long - distance tickets, obtained once by a motorist upon entering and surrendered upon exiting at toll gates (a "closed" system), the Garden State Parkway uses no tickets but collects tolls at toll plazas at somewhat regular intervals along its length and at certain exits (an "open" system). As of 2017, the standard car toll is $0.75 on the main road at two - way toll plazas and $1.50 at one - way toll plazas . Some individual exits require a toll of either $0.50, $0.75, or $1.50 . </P> <P> The parkway has implemented the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system; the first plaza opened in December 1999, and the system was completed on September 19, 2000 . Parkway tokens continued to be available until January 1, 2002, and were invalidated effective January 1, 2009 . Drivers using exact change lanes are now required to pay with coins only in all toll baskets . The Union Toll Plaza was the first to use an automated toll - collection machine . A plaque commemorating this event includes the first quarter collected at its toll booths . </P> <P> Tokens originally cost $10 for a roll of 40 tokens (the toll was 25 cents when tokens were introduced), but when the toll was increased to 35 cents, rolls were 30 tokens for $10 . Before invalidating the tokens, the NJHA gave several months' warning and gave motorists the opportunity to redeem tokens . Tokens were originally brass, but were changed to a bimetallic composition with an outer silver - colored ring and a brass core . There were also larger bus tokens that existed in each composition, primarily for the use of Atlantic City - bound buses . These were sold in rolls of 20 for $20 . </P>

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