The New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge introduced a third toll payment option Wednesday, Jan. 17, writes Jeff Werner for The Patch.  

The Toll by Plate payment option captures the vehicle’s license plate and bills them through mail, but customers will pay higher rates at $3 than E-Z pass users who pay half the amount.  

The toll transaction would only occur in the Pennsylvania-bound direction of the New-Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge. The customer can mail their payment or pay with a credit card on New Jersey’s E-Z Pass website. The bill has a $5 late fee and a $30 administration fee for missing the second deadline.  

Depending on the success of the Toll by Plate option, the plan is to expand the payment option to the six remaining toll bridges on Jan. 24. These include:  

• Trenton–Morrisville (Route 1), I-78 
• Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 202) 
• Portland–Columbia (Routes 611, 46, and 94) 
• Delaware Water Gap (I-80) 
• Milford–Montague (Route 206) 

The commission is transitioning to cashless, all-electronic toll collections, starting with Toll By Plate at conventional toll points. This will evolve into a full system-wide conversion in phases, ending with hard conversions at each bridge by 2032. E-ZPass is a key part of this process. 

Read more about the transition to cashless tolling and the new payment option at the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge in the Patch.  

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