The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is funding the environmental permitting phase of the project, which includes completion of the Environmental Assessment and Addendum, environmental documentation, and preliminary engineering. The Commission will also be funding the future phases of the project including final design and construction. The Commission's 2011 Capital Budget estimated that it will cost $322 million for the improvements to the Scudder Falls Bridge, I-95 and the interchanges within the project limits. The cost also includes the installation of a multi-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists, serving as a new link between the two canal paths on both sides of the Delaware River. The project is part of the Commission's $1.2 billion Capital Improvement Program, which was initiated in 2001. Ultimately, tolls are being used to pay for the project. The Commission's sole source of revenue is the tolls that it collects at its toll bridges. The agency does not receive tax support from its two jurisdictional states (Pennsylvania and New Jersey). In 2009 the Board of Commissioners authorized tolling of the Scudder Falls Replacement Bridge due to the absence of federal and state transportation financial support for the project and because it would be unfair to apply the financial costs to motorists using the Commission's seven current toll bridges. The project's cost estimates will be further evaluated through the project's design process.