Open-road tolling at New Hope-Lambertville Bridge delayed until June 24 due to rain
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — The start of open-road cashless tolling at the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge has been delayed because of forecasted rain, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
The recently completed all-electronic tolling facility is now scheduled to go into service sometime Wednesday, June 24, at the Route 202 bridge connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Tolls are collected only from motorists traveling into Pennsylvania on Route 202 southbound.
Officials said a series of traffic shifts will be implemented as the new overhead tolling system is activated. Motorists traveling in either direction are being urged to reduce speeds and use caution as new traffic patterns take effect.
The system includes overhead cameras, LED vehicle illuminators and E-ZPass readers that allow tolls to be collected at highway speeds without requiring vehicles to stop.
According to the commission, the toll gantry marks the first full conversion of one of its former cash-collection toll plazas to an open-road, all-electronic tolling facility.
The tolling upgrade is part of a larger 22-month project that includes demolition of the former toll plaza, improvements to the bridge’s Pennsylvania abutment and reconstruction of the Route 202 roadway on the Pennsylvania side of the bridge.
The bridge has been reduced to one lane in each direction since last summer to accommodate construction.
All project work is expected to be completed during the first half of 2027, when the bridge and its approaches are scheduled to return to two lanes in each direction.
The New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge carries Route 202 between Delaware Township, New Jersey, and Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. More than 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily, according to the commission.
