toll bridges

Philly bridges get 60% toll increases plus 2-yearly COLA


Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) has approved strong toll increases to go into effect next month and in Sept 2010, and cost-of-living or inflation increases on a two-yearly basis thereafter. The board of directors approved the strong toll plan unanimously this morning, despite some public criticism.

The 2008 increase is 33% and the 2010 increase is 25%.
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Bird breeding on toll bridges continues to produce bad state jokes


An engineer involved in the design of the new Goethals bridge told us in an email he is going to recommend to the PANYNJ panel that this new NY-NJ bridge get a "falcon condominium" built in, so PANYNJ can compete in breeding the rare raptors with other toll agencies.

The response was an anti-Jersey joke.
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