High costs, heavy traffic: New Jersey’s highway system still falls short

New Jersey residents pay a lot for road maintenance — and we have some of the worst roads in the nation, writes Baruch Feigenbaum.

By: Special to the New Jersey Monitor

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 712

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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By Baruch Feigenbaum

Anyone who drives the New Jersey Turnpike at rush hour knows the feeling. Traffic slows to a crawl. Brake lights stretch for miles. What should be a short commute becomes an hour of stop-and-go frustration. That’s because New Jersey ranks 50th, dead last in the nation, in urban traffic congestion, a new study of every state’s roads finds. On average, New Jersey drivers waste about 85 hours a year, more than …

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