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LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Motorists might encounter brief traffic stoppages and travel delays during weekday off-peak periods at the New Hope-Lambertville Toll -Supported Bridge (a.k.a. “the free bridge”) for the next three weeks , the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced today. The daytime travel restrictions are enabling a Commission contractor to remove the temporary

WASHINGTON CROSSING – The informational display boards and other materials from this week’s Washington Crossing Bridge Alternatives Analysis’s  Public Scoping Open House sessions have been posted online and motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other interested parties can provide comments, alternative ideas, and questions until March 12. The materials may be viewed on the website www.washingtoncrossingbridge.com, which

NEW HOPE, PA. – Work on converting the New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge to a highway-speed open-road toll collection facility has reached a significant construction milestone, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) announced today. The project has now advanced to the point where technicians can test and calibrate high-resolution license-plate-image cameras and

WASHINGTON CROSSING – Motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians frustrated with the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge’s poor customer experience profile will have an opportunity to learn about an ongoing bridge-examination process and submit comments at a Public Scoping Open House  scheduled to take place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The public scoping event will have two drop-in-at-anytime sessions:

WASHINGTON CROSSING – Motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians frustrated with the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge’s poor customer experience profile will have an opportunity to learn about an ongoing bridge-examination process and submit comments at a Public Scoping Open House  scheduled to take place next week. The public scoping event will include two sessions: The Crossing Church

TRENTON, N.J. – One of the most heralded works of early-19th century infrastructure – Theodore Burr’s masterpiece covered wooden bridge at Trenton – opened 220 years ago today. It was the first bridge to open across the Delaware River. The groundbreaking bridge design was heralded as a “nine-day wonder” because people came from near and

WASHINGTON CROSSING – The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) today released an informational video identifying the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge’s abundant structural, operational, and safety deficiencies that are the underpinning of a multi-year environmental review to determine a possible future course of action for the aging, narrow bridge. The nearly five-minute-long video was

WASHINGTON CROSSING – The public scoping open house schedule is now available for the alternatives analysis that will help guide the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) in deciding what course of action to take with its narrow and aging, load-posted, operationally challenged Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge. The public scoping event is scheduled to

YARDLEY, PA — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) today confirmed that its new toll rate structure for 2026 will take effect on the first second of the new year on January 1, 2026. The new toll schedule was approved by the agency’s board of commissioners in November. The increased rates will enable

YARDLEY, PA – The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is hiring two engineering firms that will utilize ultrasonic testing technology to evaluate the structural integrity of hard-to-examine metal connections at six bridges. The metal connections, called pins, are a specialized type of heavy-duty bolt that connect critical joints on certain types of bridges. Pins