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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-009 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

DRPA Toll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions: cash collections suspended on the four bridges from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; toll collectors removed; invoices mailed weekly at the cash rate; administrative fees on second notice

Toll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions (From March 26, 2020 to May 11, 2020... DRPA suspended cash collections)

Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) · Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges) · Pennsylvania
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
DRPA toll-collection powers; regional New Jersey E-ZPass Customer Service Center billing
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 6:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-26)
End
2020-05-11 6:00 a.m. (read as 2020-05-11)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to May 11, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • non-E-ZPass motorists
  • registered vehicle owners
  • rental agencies
Functions reached
  • DR drivers
  • TV travel
  • CB customer access
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

From March 26, 2020 to May 11, 2020, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) suspended cash collections on the Ben Franklin Bridge, Walt Whitman Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge, and the Commodore Barry Bridge as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. (In addition, other New Jersey E-ZPass agencies have also suspended cash collections on many of our roadways as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19).... Beginning 6 a.m. March 26, 2020 until 6 a.m. May 11, 2020, as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, toll-collectors were removed from the DRPA bridges.... This is an extraordinary measure being taken in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

Enforcement

Second notice 'will include an administrative fee.... In some cases, administrative fees may be assessed for each toll transaction.'

Notes

The authority's own retrospective statement of the cashless period and of the parallel suspensions by 'other New Jersey E-ZPass agencies' (NJTA, DRJTBC, DRBA: Ex. 027-029, 074, 098). Authority operating rule.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture of Oct. 22, 2021 (banner URL truncated: drpa.org/covid19/toll-by-pl...). The FAQ was written during the cashless period and left online; date_issued is the start of the period it describes.

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