Project Needs & Benefits | Regional Impacts | Proposed Improvements


The New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program consists of approximately 35 miles of road widening and associated interchange improvements from the vicinity of Interchange 6, in Mansfield Township, Burlington County (Milepost 48) to Interchange 9 in East Brunswick Township, Middlesex County (Milepost 83).

The proposed improvements to the Turnpike include:

• Widening the mainline from six lanes to twelve lanes from a point approximately two miles south of Interchange 6 to the existing ten-lane dual-dual roadway south of Interchange 8A.  This will require adding a new three-lane roadway in each direction for a 25-mile section of the Turnpike (Milepost 48 to Milepost 73).  The final result will be a dual-dual facility (three "cars/trucks/buses" lanes and three "cars only" lanes in each direction). 
  
  
• Adding a third lane to the "cars/trucks/buses" lanes (outer roadways) of the ten-lane dual-dual roadway between Interchanges 8A and 9. This will require adding one new lane to the existing “cars/trucks/buses” lanes in each direction for a 10-mile section of the Turnpike (Milepost 73 to Milepost 83).
  
  
• Improved connections to interchanges and service areas.
  
  • Relocating and expanding Interchange 8 Toll Plaza and associated ramps
  • Widening Interchange 7A existing Toll Plaza

Read more about proposed lane configurations and improvements to interchanges.

When complete, the proposed program will result in a 12-lane (six in each direction) dual-dual roadway from Interchange 6 to Interchange 9, capable of accommodating projected traffic needs through the year 2032.  The program will add 170 lane miles at a cost of about $2-billion dollars.

Turnpike traffic is on the rise.  Between 2005 and 2032, population and employment growth in central New Jersey is expected to increase by 17.5 percent and 28.2 percent, respectively. The volume of goods moving from Port Newark and Port Elizabeth will continue to grow; expansions at the Port of NY/NJ and growth at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) will also contribute to increased traffic.

As a result, by 2032, northbound traffic volume is expected to increase by nearly 67 percent; southbound traffic is forecasted to increase by 92 percent.