With safeguards in place, cash toll collection is set to return next week to the seven bridges linking Pennsylvania and New Jersey where cash was previously accepted.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission on Friday announced cash toll collectors are returning to work effective 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at its Interstate 78, Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 22) and Portland-Columbia toll bridges linking Northampton and Warren counties, as well as at the Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1), New Hope Lambertville (Route 202), Delaware Water Gap (I-80) and Milford-Montage (Route 206) toll bridges.
The commission’s eighth toll bridge, Scudder Falls (I-295), only accepts tolls electronically, either via E-ZPass or pay-by-plate invoices sent to vehicle owners.
Following a suspension related to the coronavirus pandemic, Delaware River Port Authority bridges will be the first in the region where drivers can resume paying tolls with cash, starting Monday morning, nj.com reported.
In a news release Friday, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission said cash-collection lanes will continue operating until further notice. The commission reminds non-E-ZPass motorists to make sure they proceed through the lane with the overhead sign reading “CASH USERS ONLY.” Non-E-ZPass customers will be in violation if they travel through “E-ZPass Only” lanes, leading to additional fees.
Temporary cashless tolling via invoice for non-E-ZPass motorists had begun 10 p.m. March 24 on the commission’s crossings in response to rising infection rates of the COVID-19 coronavirus illness.
New cases have dropped in recent weeks on both sides of the Delaware River in the Lehigh Valley.
In Northampton County, the number of new infections over the last 14 days is 699, down from 929 in the prior 14 days, according to county figures.
That’s still above the 152 new cases, or 50 per 100,000 people, in 14 days outlined by Gov. Tom Wolf as the standard to permit an initial, yellow-phase reopening of non-life-sustaining businesses in the county. State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Thursday extended until June 4 the stay-at-home order affecting red-phase counties like those in the Lehigh Valley region. A link to further information on Pennsylvania’s data-driven approach to restarting sectors of local economies can be found at governor.pa.gov.
Warren County is reporting around two dozen or less new cases confirmed per day in recent days, down from a peak of 57 new cases per day late last month.
At the toll bridges, to safeguard both motorists and commission employees alike, toll collectors are being provided plastic face shields, masks and nitrile gloves. The commission additionally recommends that motorists wear masks when using a cash toll lane.
"The Commission reminds motorists that they should get E-ZPass to maximize their protection from the spread of coronavirus," Friday's news release states.
Systemwide, around 78% of motorists have switched to E-ZPass, commission spokesman Joe Donnelly said Friday.
Accounts may be established with the DRJTBC’s E-ZPass service provider by going to ezpassnj.com or calling 888-288-6865 (AUTO-TOLL). Drivers can also sign up through the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, at paturnpike.com or by calling 877-736-6727.
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