PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Starting in June, you will not be able to pay cash for tolls on some bridges across the Delaware River.
According to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, these three low-traffic-volume toll bridges will stop accepting cash for payment of tolls on June 17.
- New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) in Bucks County
- Portland-Columbia (Routes 611, 46, 94) in Northampton County
- Milford-Montague (Route 206 )in Pike County
Drivers will have only two toll-payment options – E-ZPass and TOLL BY PLATE — at these bridges.
TOLL BY PLATE involves the capturing of a vehicle's license plate information so the registered owner can be mailed a bill for payment. TOLL BY PLATE rates are up to twice as much as E-ZPass due to the inherently higher costs of billing and processing payments. The Commission's TOLL BY PLATE car toll is $3. In comparison, the E-ZPass car toll is $1.50.
Drivers who currently use cash to pay their tolls will encounter some changes when the three low-volume toll bridges go cashless on June 17.
- First, they'll find that toll booths will no longer have attendants, and toll booth doors and windows will be closed.
- Second, only a limited number of toll lanes may be open at a toll plaza. Any open lane will be able to handle both E-ZPass and TOLL BY PLATE transactions. There will not be separate lanes for E-ZPass and TOLL BY PLATE customers.
- Third, toll booths will have signage directing motorists to keep moving.
Cash service is scheduled to end at the three bridges at 11 p.m. on June 16. June 17 will then be the first full day that motorists will have only two toll-payment options – E-ZPass and TOLL BY PLATE — at these bridges.