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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-098 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

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)

Delaware Memorial Bridge Implements Cashless Tolling

Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) · Delaware and New Jersey (Delaware Memorial Bridge, I-295/US 40) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Delaware and New Jersey (Delaware Memorial Bridge, I-295/US 40) · New Jersey
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
DRBA toll-collection powers under the Compact
Issued
2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-26)
End
'During the COVID-19 pandemic' (end not documented in this cluster) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • all southbound motorists at the Delaware Memorial Bridge
  • E-ZPass Customer Service Center customers
Functions reached
  • 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)
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

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't 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

Notes

Authority operating rule of a compact authority with the authority's own traffic statistics for the week of Mar. 18-24, 2020.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (Apr. 27, 2021) of drba.net/PressRoom/PressReleases/... (banner URL truncated); release 'By JSalmon on 03/25/2020'.

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