New Jersey Turnpike

NJ Turnpike Truck Lanes Closed Following Fiery Crash In East Brunswick

New Jersey state police say around 1:30 p.m. Monday, a tractor-trailer collided with a dump truck in the northbound outer lanes just before Interchange 9.

2012/04/02

NJ Turnpike Toll Cheats Face Suspensions If They Don’t Pay Up

The state’s Motor Vehicle Commission is threatening more than 100 repeat toll cheats with suspension of their registrations.

2012/03/29

Gas Pump (file / credit: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

Gas Up 7 Cents In NJ As Feds Probe Nationwide Price Spike

This morning, gas prices were raised to $3.60 a gallon at stations along the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike.

2012/03/02

E-ZPass - File / Photo: E-ZPass/Getty Images

CBS 2 Investigates: Living Through An E-ZPass Nightmare

E-ZPass is supposed to be easier, faster and cheaper. But how would you feel if you knew the driver next to you was paying less for the same service? When millions of drivers signed up for EZ-Pass they thought it meant the end of throwing money out the window.

2012/02/29

Rising Gas Prices Taking Toll On Tri-State Area Drivers

The national average for a gallon of gas shot up again Thursday to $3.61. So far, that’s a 33 cent spike since the first of the year and it’s 42 cents more than you were paying this time last year.

2012/02/24

A man undergoes a sobriety test at a drunk driving checkpoint - File / Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Police Warn Motorists Against DWIs On Super Bowl Sunday

If you plan to drink on Super Bowl Sunday, make sure you have a way to get home safely. Cops will be out in force looking for drunk drivers.

2012/02/04

NJ Gov. Chris Christie Meets With Portuguese Ambassador To US

The meeting came as two separate cases involving fugitives with ties to both New Jersey and Portugal are being fought over in U.S. and Portuguese courts.

2012/01/20

Christie Leaves Door Open For Same Sex Marriage In NJ

Speaking with WCBS 880 anchors Wayne Cabot and Steve Scott, Christie said “we’ll see what happens” when directly asked if he would veto a gay marriage bill.

2012/01/18

NJ Drivers Avoiding Turnpike, Garden State Parkway After 50 Percent Toll Increase

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority says traffic on the state’s two major highways decreased in the first week of 2012 compared to a year ago.

2012/01/17

Routes 1 & 9 and the New Jersey Turnpike - Jersey City, NJ - Jan 4, 2012 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

1 & 9 Or The NJ Turnpike? It’s Time Vs. Tolls

What’s better, to take Routes 1 & 9 (toll free, but full of stop lights) or to use the New Jersey Turnpike (a toll road with no stop lights)?

2012/01/04

A new M-8 rail car is seen in Stamford, CT - Mar 1, 2011 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

Fares Go Up On The New Haven Line

Tolls went up on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Commuters in Connecticut are dealing with a more expensive ride as well.

2012/01/03

NJ Turnpike Crash Kills West Virginia Man

State police say 22-year-old Akeem Coon was driving on a southbound stretch of the highway in Edison Township when he attempted to pass another vehicle and apparently lost control of the car.

2012/01/01

Vehicles approach the George Washington Bridge toll plaza - Fort Lee, NJ - Sep 23, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

WCBS 880 Tri-State Top 11 Of 2011: No. 5 – Tolls

Commuting by car got a bit less attractive in 2011.

2011/12/29

Bus crash on Interstate-95 in the Bronx on Saturday, March 12, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

WCBS 880 Tri-State Top 11 Of 2011: No. 10 – Tour Bus Crashes

A night of fun and gambling at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut ended with fifteen dead on I-95 on the Bronx – Westchester County Line, but the death didn’t end there.

2011/12/27