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The Delaware Canal towpath will be closed in the vicinity of the I-95 overpass 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 through Oct. 25 for installation of timber shielding.

The Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath has been reopened through the entire Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement project area, but periodic brief short-duration stoppages may be encountered into November.

A 56-hour-long closure of the Pennsylvania Welcome Center adjacent to the Commission’s I-78 Toll Plaza in Williams Township will be in effect for parking lot repairs, patching, and striping from 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 to 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27 (scheduled closure is weather sensitive).

The following travel restrictions are scheduled for the week of October 22 along the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission's 4.2-mile-long I-78 roadway segment in New Jersey immediately east of the I-78 Toll Bridge:

• I-78 Eastbound in New Jersey – from I-78 Toll Bridge to the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3)
  • Monday, Oct. 23, overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
  • Tuesday, Oct. 24, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
  • Wednesday, Oct. 25, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
  • Thursday, Oct. 26, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
  • Friday, Oct. 27, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
  • Saturday, Oct. 28, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
  • Sunday, Oct. 29, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).

The lane closures are needed for the Commission's I-78 Bridges & Approach Slabs Rehabilitation Project. More information on the project is available here: http://www.drjtbc.org/project/I-78.

The following travel restrictions are scheduled for the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project during the week of October 22:

New Jersey side

• Route 29 Interchange (Exit 1) – The entry ramp to I-95 northbound from Route 29 northbound is scheduled to be closed with a posted detour 10 p.m. Friday, October 27 to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 28.
• Route 175/River Road – Alternating single-lane travel controlled by flaggers 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct. 20.

Pennsylvania side

• I-95 north from the Route 332/Newtown-Yardley interchange (Exit 49) to the Scudder Falls Bridge – intermittent single-lane travel pattern 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 27.
• I-95 south from the Scudder Falls Bridge to the Route 332/Newtown-Yardley interchange (exit 49) – intermittent single-lane travel configurations 8 p.m. to 2 p.m. (next day) Monday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 27.
• Woodside Road west of Taylorsville Road – Intermittent alternating single-lane travel controlled by flaggers 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 to Friday, Oct. 27.
• River Road/Route 32 – Intermittent alternating single-lane travel controlled by flaggers 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 to Friday, Oct. 27.

Weekends: No project-related lane closures are scheduled for Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29

Oversized vehicles exceeding one or more of the following criteria will not receive a permit to cross the Scudder Falls Bridge during 4-1/2-year-long Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project:

• Gross vehicle weight (GVW) over 201,000 pounds
• Greater than 10 feet in width
• Greater than 80 feet in length