Tolls to Increase in July on Seven Delaware River Spans

Truckers crossing the Delaware River from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges upstream of Trenton, N.J., could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as July 1.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission voted May 2 to raise its rates for vehicles crossing the tolled bridges the commission operates between Trenton and the New York state line.

Two of the spans — Interstates 78 and 80 — are major federal highways.

Currently, trucks with three or more axles pay $3.25 per axle on the tolled bridges — if traveling during peak traffic without an E-ZPass. Starting July 1 those trucks will pay $4 per axle to cross.

The commission, however, offers user discounts for having E-ZPass and for traveling during off-peak traffic hours.

Currently, a five-axle truck traveling off-peak with an E-ZPass pays a toll of $14.63. On July 1, the toll for that truck will increase to $18.