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Robert Moorehead Jr., gets ready to hang another EZ Pass sign above a lane today at the Newport bridge toll booth. The EZ Pass system is fully operational at the Newport Bridge. Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski

The token-only lanes on the Pell Bridge are history.

That's because the E-ZPass electronic toll-collection system on the span that connects Jamestown and Newport has been completed today, according to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority.

Anyone using tokens on the bridge through the end of this month must use the cash/E-ZPass only lane. Beginning Feb. 1, tokens will no longer be accepted on the bridge, according to the Turnpike and Bridge Authority.

The first E-ZPass lanes on the bridge opened Dec. 16.

Unused tokens can be redeemed at the Turnpike and Bridge Authority administration building in Jamestown (One East Shore Rd.) from Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; at the E-ZPass office next to the agency's office, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and at the E-ZPass satellite office at the Newport Gateway Information Center, 23 America's Cup Ave., Newport, Monday through Friday, from noon to 7 p.m.

Tokens can be credited toward an E-ZPass account or the authority will send a check.

 Tags  E-ZPass Jamestown RI Newport RI Pell Bridge Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority

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