PUBLIC NOTICE HEARINGS AND COMMENT PERIOD PROPOSED 2026 TOLL RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR DRJTBC TOLL BRIDGES Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) of Yardley, PA has initiated a public comment process on a series of proposed toll adjustments to take effect on a yet-to-be-determined date in 2026. The proposed changes would uniformly apply to the DRJTBC's eight toll bridges at: Milford-Montague (Route 206), Delaware Water Gap (I-80), Portland-Columbia (Routes 611, 46 and 94), Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 22), I-78, New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202), Scudder Falls (I-295) and Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1). The proposed toll rate-setting actions are summarized as follows: Authorize a $2 E-ZPass toll rate for Class 1 passenger vehicles (two axles and below eight-feet high).Authorize a $5 TOLL BY PLATE (license-plate billing) toll rate for non-E-ZPass-equipped vehicles (two axles and below eight-feet high).Set the E-ZPass rate for trucks, buses, and other non-Class 1 vehicles (Classes 2 and above – vehicles with two or more axles and eight feet or higher) at $6.50 per axle.Set the TOLL BY PLATE rate for trucks, buses, and other non-Class 1 vehicles (Classes 2 and above – vehicles with two or more axles and eight feet or higher) at $8 per axle.Maintain the additional $2 toll rate for trailers or vehicles in tow by a Class 1 vehicle with a resulting $4 E-ZPass rate and $7 TOLL BY PLATE rate. The proposed 2026 toll rate schedule for the DRJTBC's toll bridges are posted at: www.drjtbc.org/proposednewtolls. A 30-day comment period was initiated through the Commission's website – www.drjtbc.org –and announced on September 18, 2025. Three remote/virtual hearings will be held as part of this process, pursuant to the Commission's Toll Adjustment Public Hearing and Comment Policy as revised for 2026 toll review process and any subsequent toll adjustments (FIN-01-09-25). The virtual public hearings will be conducted through the Zoom online public platform and by teleconferencing. Pre-registration is required to speak at a public hearing. The three virtual public hearings are as follows: - October 7, 2025 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - October 7, 2025 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - October 9, 2025 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Zoom access links and teleconferencing numbers and codes for the online hearings will be posted by Oct. 1 on the webpage the Commission is publishing for this toll adjustment comment process -- www.drjtbc.org/tollcomments. Individuals interested only in watching the livestream Zoom broadcast will need to provide, at a minimum, a name and e-mail address. Teleconferencing will be the only means for individuals to listen to the hearings without providing any identifying information. Members of the public who wish to provide verbal comment at a virtual hearing through Zoom or via teleconferencing must register ahead of the meeting dates. Registrations will be accepted online through a portal posted on www.drjtbc.org/tollcomments or by phone at 1-267-394-6561 from Oct. 1 to Oct. 6. Additional instructions for registering online are expected to be published at www.drjtbc.org/tollcomments by Oct. 1. Online commenters will need to provide their first and last names, municipality and state of residence, and an email address (for confirmation purposes). Individuals planning to speak by phone through a teleconference phone number must provide their first name and last name, municipality and state of residence, and the last four digits of the phone number they will use to call into a selected hearing. Individuals are limited to providing comment for up to three minutes at one hearing only. Registration is first-come, first-served until all available slots at each respective hearing are filled. Under Commission policy, additional public comment submission methods are: Commission website: Use the form posted at www.drjtbc.org/proposednewtolls or www.drjtbc.org/tollcommentsU.S. Mail -- address the submission to Director of Community Affairs Jodee Inscho, DRJTBC Administration Building, 1199 Woodside Road, Yardley, PA. 19067. (Mailed comments must be postmarked by October 17 to be part of the official record.)E-mail – Individuals providing first and last names, municipality of residence, and state of residence can send comments for inclusion in the official record to tollcomments@drjtbc.org. (E-mail addresses and phone numbers are requested for confirmation purposes, but will not be included in the official record.) The webpage www.drjtbc.org/tollcomments provides additional guidance and links on the proposed toll adjustment. The page has a link for downloading Zoom onto a computer or mobile phone, an explanation of the toll hearing/comment process, key dates, frequently asked questions, and other information related to the proposed toll adjustments. The public comment period on the proposed toll adjustments for 2026 shall end 4 p.m. Oct. 17, 2025. Comments received after the deadline will not be accepted. Anonymous comments are void and will be discarded. Eligible commenters' names and municipalities/states of residence will be included with their respective comments as part of the public record for this proposed toll adjustment. All eligible comments will be presented to DRJTBC Commissioners prior to consideration and action (approve, modify-approve, or reject) on the proposed toll adjustments at the Commission's monthly meeting scheduled for 10:30 a.m. November 24, 2025. September 26, 28 2025 LSOM0376826