Rainy weather has forced a delay in the activation of the new cashless tolling system at the New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission stated Wednesday that forecasted rain pushed back the start-up of the open-road, all-electronic tolling (AET) facility.
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The highway-speed system is now rescheduled to go live at an unspecified time on Wednesday, June 24.
Toll collection will remain active only for Pennsylvania-bound, southbound motorists.
As part of the work to bring the newly installed overhead network of cameras, E-ZPass tag readers, and LED vehicle illuminators online, crews will execute a series of traffic shifts.
Commission officials are urging drivers traveling in both directions to reduce their speeds and exercise caution as they navigate the shifting travel patterns.
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The installation of the toll gantry marks the commission’s first full conversion of an active cash-collection plaza into an open-road electronic facility.
The transition is one component of a broader, 22-month project. The project also involves demolishing the bridge’s former cash-collection toll plaza, repairing and upgrading the Pennsylvania abutment, and reconstructing and realigning the Route 202 roadway surface on the Solebury Township side.
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For the work, traffic on the nearly 55-year-old bridge has been restricted to a single lane in each direction since last summer.
All project construction is expected to wrap up during the first half of 2027.
When all work is done, the bridge and its approaches will return to their original configuration of two lanes in each direction, and any remaining speed or vehicle size restrictions will be lifted.
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The span, which connects Bucks County with Hunterdon County carries more than 10,000 vehicles daily. It also maintains the highest rate of E-ZPass usage among all bridges operated by the commission.
