Toll Increase Goes Into Effect On Two Area Bridges

Tolls went up today, Sept. 15, on both the Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington-Bristol bridges.

Drivers of cars, motorcycles and light trucks who pay with cash will now pay $4 to cross the bridges, as opposed to $2. E-Z Pass customers will see an increase from $1 to $3.

The increases are expected to generate $12 million in additional revenue each year to help pay for safety improvements, authorities say.

Those improvements include a deck on the Burlington-Bristol Bridge; repainting both bridges to protect the steel; and $9.25 million for equipment used for bridge openings on both spans, as well as the free Delanco-Riverside bridge over the Rancocas Creek.