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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points 'until further notice'; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transaction

Temporary Cashless Tolling to Start Tonight at Seven Commission Toll Bridges - Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19 Virus

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) · Pennsylvania and New Jersey (seven DRJTBC toll bridges: Trenton-Morrisville, New Hope-Lambertville, I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg, Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, Milford-Montague) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania and New Jersey (seven DRJTBC toll bridges: Trenton-Morrisville, New Hope-Lambertville, I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg, Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, Milford-Montague) · Pennsylvania
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Commission toll-collection powers under the Compact ('Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19 Virus')
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 10:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
End
Until further notice (the Commission later made cashless collection permanent; end of the temporary emergency process not documented in this cluster) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • all motorists at the seven toll bridges
  • registered owners of non-E-ZPass vehicles
Functions reached
  • DR drivers (I-78 and I-80 interstate freight crossings; cash refused)
  • TV travel (Delaware Valley interstate commuting)
  • CB customer access
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) today announced it will shift to temporary cashless toll collections 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in response to the worsening coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Until further notice, tolls at the Commission's seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points will be assessed electronically via E-ZPass or through toll notices sent to registered vehicle owners via U.S. Mail.... The new emergency toll-collection process will eliminate exchanges of currency and change that could spread coronavirus among customers and Commission personnel.... Failure to make payment by the prescribed due date will cause the toll bill to be placed in violation. A $30 violation fee will be applied to each toll transaction that goes unpaid and ascends to violation status.

Enforcement

$30 violation fee per unpaid toll transaction after 30 days; NJ E-ZPass Customer Service Center processing

Notes

Binding emergency toll rule of a compact commission with a stated penalty; authority operating rule.

Retrieval note

Rendered copy of the Commission's news release 'MARCH 24, 2020 / NEWS RELEASE' (the text layer begins with a fragment of an adjacent item; no Wayback banner).

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