NEW JERSEY (KYW Newsradio) — A bill moving through Trenton would give New Jersey transportation officials the tools to collect unpaid tolls from drivers in other states.
The total of unpaid tolls from out-of-state drivers in 2022 was more than $115 million, and other states say they have similar problems. Assemblyman Bill Moen says collaboration is the solution.
“If we’re asking our own Garden State residents to pay their fair share, then out-of-state residents should be doing the same,” Moen said.
Moen says the framework for enforcement is still being worked out, but it could involve license suspension for people who accumulate large bills.
He says this will be even more important as toll plazas are removed and replaced with cashless options, like along the Atlantic City Expressway.
“We are encouraging tolling agencies to embrace technology and become more innovative,” Moen said. “There needs to be a sober approach to the idea that that will not be a catch-all for everyone.”
A similar bill introduced in 2021 never made it to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. There’s no date set yet for a full vote on Moen’s bill, but he’s hopeful that will happen soon.