New Jersey Turnpike Authority testing E-Z Pass stickers to replace transponders
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is considering moving away from E-ZPass transponders and replacing them with stickers.
Vehicles with the Turnpike Authority will test the stickers first in a pilot program.
If things go to plan, they will make these stickers available to New Jersey drivers.
Sticker tags don't need a battery which could save the Authority millions of dollars.
"The transponders have to be changed out every 10 years or so, the battery goes out and if you happen to drive something you have to call the E-ZPass office, try to get it resolved," said NJTA Executive Director Kris Kolluri.
In 2022, they spent nearly $8 million to replace nearly a million transponders with worn-out batteries.
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