DOVER, Del.- More than 900,000 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 during the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to state transportation officials.
From Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, Sept. 7, the I-95 Newark Plaza served 391,443 motorists; 268,209 motorists were served at Route 1 Biddles Corner; and at Dover Route 1 Plaza, 281,029. It is estimated that over $2.6 million was collected in tolls during the four-day period at Delaware’s toll plazas, according to officials.
2015 Labor Day Traffic Counts (reflecting a 24-hour period count)
I-95 Newark Toll Plaza
Friday: 101,894
Saturday: 101,659
Sunday: 86,827
Monday: 101,063
Biddles Toll Plaza
Friday: 84,515
Saturday: 62,360
Sunday: 53,504
Monday: 67,830
Dover Toll Plaza
Friday: 86,799
Saturday: 65,747
Sunday: 55,992
Monday: 72,491
2014 Labor Day Totals
I-95 Newark Plaza: 393,874
Biddles Corner: 250,647
Dover Route 1 Plaza: 220,252
Sixty-five percent of the counted trips utilized the convenience of E-ZPass, the electronic toll collection system, officials said.
