Toll Booth Removal Marks End Of An Era At Route 202 Toll Bridge

NEW HOPE, PA — The last surviving toll booth at the New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge was removed on Tuesday marking the end of an era at the bridge.

Without ceremony or fanfare, a crane removed the last significant remaining pieces of an outdated cash-collection toll plaza that went into service in both directions when the bridge opened on July 22, 1971.

The toll facility was modified to southbound (Pennsylvania-bound collections) in 2002 and transitioned to cashless all-electronic toll collections (E-ZPass and Toll By Plate) in June 2024.

Three adjoining lanes were removed last summer, leaving the surviving lane and toll booth in place while a contractor built a nearby two-lane open-road all-electronic toll gantry. That highway-speed facility went into service two weeks ago on June 24.

The project at the bridge marks the first time the commission has converted one of its seven legacy cash-collection tolling points to open-road collections. Work on the project continues, including reorienting the northbound roadway in the area of the old toll plaza. Reconstruction of the bridge’s Pennsylvania abutment also remains underway, although out of sight to motorists.

The next Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission legacy tolling point to undergo conversion to open-road service will be the Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1) Toll Bridge. That project is currently in design. Construction is expected to begin early next year with open-road service starting by 2028.

(STV, Inc.)

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