Public comment period extended for proposed 2026 toll increases on Delaware River bridges
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) has extended the public comment period for its proposed 2026 toll increases by one week, giving motorists and residents additional time to share feedback on the plan.
The comment period, which opened Sept. 18, was originally scheduled to close Oct. 17, but will now remain open until 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 24, the commission announced Friday.
Under commission policy, comments on the proposed toll changes can be submitted in several ways:
- Online: Through forms posted at drjtbc.org/proposednewtolls and drjtbc.org/tollcomments.
- U.S. Mail: Addressed to Director of Community Affairs Jodee Inscho, DRJTBC Administration Building, 1199 Woodside Road, Yardley, PA 19067. Mailed comments must be postmarked by Oct. 24.
- Email: Sent to tollcomments@drjtbc.org.
To be part of the official record, submissions must include the sender’s first and last name, municipality, and state of residence. Email addresses and phone numbers may be provided for confirmation but will not appear in the public record. Anonymous comments will not be included.
All eligible feedback will be reviewed by the DRJTBC Commissioners before they vote to approve, modify, or reject the proposed toll adjustments. The vote is scheduled for Nov. 24 at 10:30 a.m., and the public will have one final chance to comment during that meeting.
Proposed 2026 toll adjustments
If approved, the proposed changes would increase tolls across the commission’s eight toll bridges—including the Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1), Scudder Falls (I-295), New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202), I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 22), Portland-Columbia (Routes 611, 46, and 94), Delaware Water Gap (I-80), and Milford-Montague (Route 206) bridges.
Under the proposal:
- Passenger vehicles (Class 1) using E-ZPass would increase from $1.50 to $2, while TOLL BY PLATE rates would rise from $3 to $5.
- The $2 surcharge for Class 1 vehicles towing trailers would remain unchanged, resulting in $4 E-ZPass and $7 TOLL BY PLATE tolls.
- Trucks, buses, and other large vehicles (Class 2 and above) would see E-ZPass rates increase from $4.50 to $6.50 per axle, and TOLL BY PLATE rates rise from $5 to $8 per axle.
The proposed rates would make tolls range from $13 for a two-axle truck to $56 for a seven-axle vehicle using TOLL BY PLATE.
The commission’s bridges operate with cashless, all-electronic tolling, and tolls are collected only in the Pennsylvania-bound direction. E-ZPass remains the most common payment method, while TOLL BY PLATE transactions are charged higher rates due to processing and billing costs.
More details on the proposed changes and the public comment process are available at drjtbc.org.
