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PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is mourning the recent passing of former Commissioner Gloria A. Decker, a lifelong Phillipsburg resident active in community activism, governmental service, and local business. Mrs. Decker, aged 91, passed away on Monday. Decker served on the Commission from 1994 to 2003. She had been

NEW HOPE, PA – The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission continues to operate a daily courtesy shuttle service while the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge’s pedestrian walkway undergoes replacement into the early fall. As previously announced, the Commission is using an outside vendor to provide the shuttle service at no cost to its riders. The

YARDLEY, PA – The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) today announced that it is initiating a project to repair failing mortar and loose stones on the in-river piers that support four of the agency’s non-toll bridges. The project will be sequenced one bridge at a time, with the order determined by each location’s

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is mourning the recent passing of former Commissioner Garrett Leonard Van Vliet of Lopatcong Township, N.J. According to a Ruppell Funeral Home obituary post, Mr. Van Vliet passed away July 14. He was 80 years old. Gary, as he fondly was known to fellow

NEW HOPE, PA. – The 120th anniversary of the current New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge’s opening is approaching — but the exact anniversary date is a befuddling mystery. The bridge, which has been owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission since July 1, 1987, replaced a former privately owned covered-wooden toll bridge that was

BELVIDERE, NJ – The Riverton-Belvidere Toll-Supported Bridge’s pedestrian walkway is scheduled to be shut down July 22 so needed repairs can be made to bulging masonry wing walls on the structure’s Pennsylvania side, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced today. Once started, the walkway closure is estimated to remain in place without interruption

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A roadway rehabilitation and security enhancement project along the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s New Jersey segment of I-78 will advance into a new construction phase next week with the start of overnight milling and paving work along I-78 Eastbound in Phillipsburg and Alpha, N.J. To carry out the work, I-78

LAMBERTVILLE, NJ – The elusive start date for closing the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge’s pedestrian walkway has changed again. The walkway is now expected to be shut down early Thursday morning, July 11, at which point a temporary walkway across the bridge’s road deck will be put into service for the public’s use. The switch

FRENCHTOWN, NJ – Only four days remain for the public to provide comment on informational materials that have been made available for the 2025 Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge Rehabilitation Project. The public comment period is scheduled to expire 4 p.m. Friday, July 12. Project planning will then shift into the final-design stage. Motorists, area residents, business owners,

EASTON, PA – The following off-peak travel restrictions are scheduled to be implemented during the week of July 17 for the roadway resurfacing project now underway along the Commission-controlled I-78 Toll Bridge and its approaches in Phillipsburg, Alpha and Pohatcong, N.J.: DAYTIME I 78 westbound from NJ milepost 0.8 to the Pennsylvania side of the