{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-098","kind":"context","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Delaware and New Jersey (Delaware Memorial Bridge, I-295/US 40)","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA)","authority":"DRBA toll-collection powers under the Compact","instrument":"DRBA press release, Mar. 25, 2020: cashless tolling at the Delaware Memorial Bridge southbound toll plaza from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; no collectors, no cash; non-E-ZPass owners invoiced by mail without administrative fee; E-ZPass Customer Service Center closed; bridge traffic down 40 percent (193,390 vehicles Mar. 18-24)","title":"Delaware Memorial Bridge Implements Cashless Tolling","dateIssued":"2020-03-25","effective":"2020-03-26 12:01 a.m.","end":"\u0027During the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027 (end not documented in this cluster)","startDate":"2020-03-26","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["all southbound motorists at the Delaware Memorial Bridge","E-ZPass Customer Service Center customers"],"clause":"Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020, the Delaware Memorial Bridge Twin Span will implement cashless tolling at its southbound Toll Plaza during the COVID-19 pandemic.... No toll collectors will be present nor will cash be accepted in any lane.... Those travelers who don\u0027t have E-ZPass will have their license plate captured. An invoice for the cost of the toll will be issued to the registered owner of the vehicle via U.S. Mail.... In a related development, the COVID-19 virus has dramatically impacted traffic volumes on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The traffic numbers for the most recent seven-day period (March 18-24) total 193,390 vehicles, a decline of 40% compared to the same period last year.","enforcement":"Toll invoice by mail through the NJ E-ZPass Customer Service Center","functions":["DR drivers (I-95 corridor crossing; cash refused)","TV travel (traffic down 40 percent in the week of the stay-at-home orders)","CB customer access (E-ZPass center closed)"],"notes":"Authority operating rule of a compact authority with the authority\u0027s own traffic statistics for the week of Mar. 18-24, 2020.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":128752,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-098","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-098","citation":"Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA), DRBA press release, Mar. 25, 2020: cashless tolling at the Delaware Memorial Bridge southbound toll plaza from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; no collectors, no cash; non-E-ZPass owners invoiced by mail without administrative fee; E-ZPass Customer Service Center closed; bridge traffic down 40 percent (193,390 vehicles Mar. 18-24) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-098)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-076"]}