Future
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project (the interchange between I-95 and I-276 in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania) is completed in 2017, I-195 is planned to be extended from its present-day western terminus, continuing counterclockwise to the north and replacing sections of the current I-295 and I-95, with its designation proposed to end at that new interchange. I-295 would be truncated to the current interchange with I-195, and I-95 would be rerouted onto current I-276 to the New Jersey Turnpike. Though there are other numbering alternatives – such as the original design choice of an I-295 extension into Pennsylvania – officials from New Jersey and Pennsylvania have agreed to submit the I-195 request to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, as no route designation is official until approved by them. If approved, approximately 27.1 miles (43.6 km) will be added to I-195. Interchange renumbering will also take place that will coordinate with the future I-195 designation in Pennsylvania, as well as the new and current I-195 designation, from Ewing to Belmar.
Additionally, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has studied proposals to expand I-195 from Exit 16 near Six Flags to the New Jersey Turnpike from 4 to 6 total lanes, which would eliminate the grass median in the process.
On December 1, 2004, plans were announced to extend the dual-dual configuration of the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) to Exit 6 in Mansfield Township from its current end at Exit 8A in Monroe Township. Three additional lanes will be added at the exit 7A tollgate and the exit ramps that connect the 7A tollgate with Interstate 195 will be widened to two lanes. A new high speed overpass will be built across the expressway, and I-195s' overpasses that cross over the turnpike will be reconstructed.
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