Pandemic or not, Delaware River bridge tolls are going up, up, up | Letter
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
Posted Feb 05, 2021
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission s new Pennsylvania-bound span at its Scudder Falls (Interstate-295) Toll Bridge is seen looking toward Pennsylvania from New Jersey. The southbound span opened to traffic July 9, 2019, between Mercer County, New Jersey, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The northbound span headed into New Jersey is scheduled for completion in early 2021. The total project cost is $534 million.Justin Bowers photo courtesy of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is hitting commuters in the wallets. Toll bridge prices are going up from Trenton all the way to Milford, Pa., to pay for the Scudder Falls Bridge.
Toll hikes proposed for bridges crossing Delaware River between NJ and Pennsylvania
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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has proposed increasing tolls on eight of its crossings between New Jersey and Pennsylvania this year and again in 2024.
The bi-state agency said in a press release the proposed hikes would help offset continuing COVID-19-induced toll revenue declines, ensure payment of financial obligations and provide funding for planned capital projects. In addition to these bridges, the agency operates 12 other free crossings, two of which are pedestrian bridges.
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Drivers who cross any of the eight Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s spans between New Jersey and Pennsylvania face two proposed toll increases this year and in 2024, authorities said.
The need to hike state bridge tolls is being blamed on lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic.
The proposed increase, announced Monday, would be implemented on April 3, if approved by the board of commissioners at a March 29 meeting. The proposed hike comes just a month after the bridge commission approved a 2021 budget that state officials boasted had no toll hike.
The 2021 proposed increase would affect the seven Commission toll bridges that accept E-Z Pass and cash toll payments The Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1), New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202), I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 22), Portland-Columbia (Routes 611, 46, and 94), Delaware Water Gap (I-80), and Milford-Montague (Route 206) bridges, officials said.
CAMDEN, N.J. – South Jersey commuters who work in Pennsylvania will likely soon pay more for the privelege.
The proposed increases announced this week – scheduled for 2021 and 2024, would take effect April 3rd if the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission approves the plan at an upcoming March 29th meeting.
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E-ZPass users driving cars, SUVs, and lighter trucks would pay $1.25 instead of $1.00. Cash payers would need to shell out $3 instead of $2.00. The primarily impacted bridges are the Trenton-Morrisville bridge, the New Hope-Lambertville bridge, the I-78 bridge, the Easton-Phillipsburg bridge, the Portland-Columbia bridge, the Delaware Water Gap bridge, and the Milford-Montague bridge.