DOVER, Del.– Over the holiday weekend, 882,655 motorists passed through Delaware’s three toll plaza locations on I-95 in Newark, Route 1 at Biddle’s Corner, and Route 1 in Dover, according to state transportation officials.
This number exceeds last year’s count with just 860,505 motorists that traveled through the state’s toll plazas from Thursday, July 4 to Sunday, July 7, the Delaware Department of Transportation said.
On Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6, the I-95 Newark Plaza served 397,829 vehicles; Route 1 Biddle’s Corner served 258,094 vehicles; and Dover’s Route 1 Plaza served 226,732 vehicles. It is estimated that $2.4 million was collected in tolls during the four-day period at Delaware’s toll plazas.
Over 59 percent of the counted trips utilized the convenience of E-ZPass, the electronic toll collection system.
2014 Independence Day Traffic Counts (Reflecting a 24-hour period count)
I-95 Newark Plaza
Thursday, July 3: 102,131
Friday, July 4: 84,963
Saturday, July 5: 88,010
Sunday, July 6: 122,725
Biddle’s Corner
Thursday, July 3: 78,378
Friday, July 4: 45,974
Saturday, July 5: 62,706
Sunday, July 6: 71,036
Dover Toll Plaza
Thursday, July 3: 65,118
Friday, July 4: 37,630
Saturday, July 5: 56,910
Sunday, July 6: 67,074
2013 Independence Day Traffic Counts (reflecting a 24-hour period count)
I-95 Newark Plaza
Thursday, July 4: 73,390
Friday, July 5: 88,055
Saturday, July 6: 100,497
Sunday, July 7: 121,152
Biddle’s Corner
Thursday, July 4: 45,506
Friday, July 5: 63,863
Saturday, July 6: 70,442
Sunday, July 7: 68,830
Dover Toll Plaza
Thursday, July 4: 39,670
Friday, July 5: 56,280
Saturday, July 6: 66,297
Sunday, July 7: 66,523
View video of “Live Traffic” conditions in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties at http://www.DelDOT.gov/information/travel_advisory
