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Tokens going to the scrap metal merchants - Delaware River Bridge melts some history
Posted on Tue, 2007-05-01 00:01
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is sending its inventory of tokens to a scrap metal merchant - a reminder of the changing technology of toll collection. The tokens with a face value of 10c each were used to provide commuter discounts for three decades through Dec 2002 when transponder based tolling was introduced by DRJTBC (known colloquially as 'Doctor J').
