Mackinac Bridge Authority resumes cash payments, anticipates shorter lines

The Mackinac Bridge Authority anticipates lines will not be as bad at the bridge this weekend as it resumes cash payment options.

The authority previously suspended cash payments as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Touch free credit cards and phone payment options are still available. Drivers wishing to pay with cash can look for ‘cash only’ signs over toll lanes.

The authority says hour-long waits were reported at the crossing last Sunday afternoon. The Mackinac Bridge Authority says the worst times are Friday afternoons, if traveling northbound, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Delays can also be expected for southbound traffic on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.