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Tolls Increase On These 4 Bridges Between NJ, PA For First Time Since 2011 Tolls Increase On These 4 Bridges Between NJ, PA For First Time Since 2011
Tolls Increase On These 4 Bridges Between NJ, PA For First Time Since 2011 Tolls are going up on four Delaware River Port Authority bridges between New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Sunday, Sept. 1 for the first time since 2011. The increase on the Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, Commodore Barry, and Walt Whitman bridges went into effect at midnight.  For passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and small trucks, tolls increased from $5 to $6. For recreational vehicles and mobile homes, tolls go up from $.7.50 to $9 per axle. For buses, the increase goes from $3.75 to $4.50. “DRPA must undertake vital safety and security upgrades and infrastructure improvements,” s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'We'll Never Forget This': Record-Breaking Perch Caught In Chester County 'We'll Never Forget This': Record-Breaking Perch Caught In Chester County
'We'll Never Forget This': Record-Breaking Perch Caught In Chester County A 19-year-old from Berks County set a new state record when he caught a 2-pound, 1-ounce white perch in the Delaware River.  The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said Christopher Barrett's catch topped the previous state record for white perch, set in 2008.  Barrett and his dad Craig, both of Mohnton, set out in a 20-foot center console fishing boat from the Ridley Township Municipal Marina on April 14 and headed up the river, officials said in a release.  They ended up just below the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester County and were using heavy-duty spinning rods …

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by Mac Bullock
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Major Thanksgiving Crash Shuts I-95 Near Commodore Barry Bridge Major Thanksgiving Crash Shuts I-95 Near Commodore Barry Bridge
Major Thanksgiving Crash Shuts I-95 Near Commodore Barry Bridge A serious crash closed a portion of Interstate 95 Thanksgiving morning. The northbound lanes were closed after the multi-vehicle 6:30 a.m. crash near the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester (Delaware County), 6abc reports. All NB lanes of I-95 closed near Commodore Barry Bridge after multi-vehicle crash https://t.co/Axqqdf1DNO — Action News on 6abc (@6abc) November 23, 2023 PDOT footage shows the lanes remained close as of 9 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes
Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes All lanes were closed on the Commodore Barry Bridge due to a crash on Thursday evening, Oct. 26. According to the NJDOT website, it happened in the westbound lanes of the New Jersey side in Logan Township. The bridge was closed into Chester, PA, the DOT said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 291: Police Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 291: Police
Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 291: Police A deadly crash involving a tractor-trailer and a sedan has closed a portion of Route 291 Friday, May 6, authorities said. Officers were called to the multi-vehicle crash near Jeffrey Street and the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester around 7:30 a.m., Chester City Police Captain Matthew Goldschmidt said. One person was killed, and two others were injured, including a baby, Capt. Goldschmidt said. The victims were inside the sedan when it struck the side of a truck exiting the off-ramp and became wedged underneath the trailer. The truck driver escaped uninjured, the police capt…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE
Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE A man accused of firing a gun inside his Delaware County home was in custody after leading police on a multi-state pursuit over the weekend, 6abc Action News reports. The man reportedly fired a shot inside of his house during a dispute with his wife on Springfield Avenue in Ridley Township early Saturday morning, authorities told the news outlet. When police arrived, the man drove away, leading them on a chase over the Commodore Barry Bridge into New Jersey, then onto the Delaware Memorial Bridge into Delaware, and eventually back into Pennsylvania, 6abc says. The man continued onto I-95 …

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by Nicole Acosta
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TOLL HIKE? Brace For Higher NJ Bridge Tolls Across Delaware River TOLL HIKE? Brace For Higher NJ Bridge Tolls Across Delaware River
Toll Hike? Brace For Higher NJ Bridge Tolls Across Delaware River Drivers who cross any of the eight Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s spans between New Jersey and Pennsylvania face two proposed toll increases this year and in 2024, authorities said. The need to hike state bridge tolls is being blamed on lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed increase, announced Monday, would be implemented on April 3, if approved by the board of commissioners at a March 29 meeting. The proposed hike comes just a month after the bridge commission approved a 2021 budget that state officials boasted had no toll hike. The 2021 proposed increa…

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by Jon Craig