New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Garden State Parkway Capital Projects

Under its capital improvement programs, the NJTA has expanded capacity, repaired or replaced deteriorating bridges, reconfigured entrance and exit ramps, improved maintenance yards and toll plazas, and expanded the use of technology for collecting and communicating information about roadway conditions. Descriptions of ongoing parkway projects appear on this page.

Operational Improvements between Mileposts 80 and 83

  • Location: Ocean County
  • Description: These improvements are being designed to reduce travel times and improve safety and accessibility in a corridor with high crash rates, high traffic volumes, and operational deficiencies. The improvements include adding entrance and exit ramps at Interchange 80 to provide full access between the Parkway and the local roadways, relocating the Interchange 81 southbound exit ramp, adding collector-distributor roads northbound and southbound to improve access at Interchanges 81, 82, and 82A, providing 12-foot left and right shoulders and travel lanes, repairing and improving 11 bridges and building seven retaining walls.
  • Schedule: The project is currently in the Preliminary Engineering phase.  Final Design is expected to begin in 2025, and construction is expected to begin in 2027. 
  • Further Information: Virtual Public Information Center Presentation (April 2023)  / Diagram of Proposed Improvements

Bridge Deck and Median Barrier Reconstruction Between Mileposts 140 and 143

  • Location: Union County
  • Description: Bridge structures will be repaired and upgraded, and new lighting and median barriers will be installed between mileposts 140 and 143 on the Parkway. A new deck and pedestrian walkway will be built on the Galloping Road Bridge. Other structures to be repaired in connection with this project include bridges over Route 22 eastbound and westbound and Morris Avenue (Route 82). 
  • Schedule: Construction began in 2020 and is scheduled to be completed in 2024. 
  • Further Information: Project Brochure / Project Website

Passaic River Bridge Improvements

  • Location: Passaic and Bergen Counties
  • Description: The Garden State Parkway Bridge over the Passaic River, US Route 46, and River Drive is being widened to provide full-width lanes and adequate shoulders. This project is intended to extend the remaining life of the structure and improve safety.
  • Schedule: Construction began in 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
  • Further Information: Public Hearing Handout / Public Hearing Report