Active Alerts

Motorists are advised that some lane and ramp closures are scheduled to be in effect during overnight periods this week on NJ Route 29 NB and a portion of NJ Route 175/River Road near the Scudder Falls Bridge.

The Route 29 NB bypass roadway will be closed and detoured through the interchanged via the new downstream roundabout starting at 10 p.m. each night, Monday through Saturday, Jan. 14-19.

Meanwhile, NJ Route 175/River Road will be closed from Route 29 SB to the I-295 overpass starting at 10 p.m. each night, Monday through Thursday, Jan. 14-17.  Route 29 SB traffic seeking to seeking to access the corresponding on-ramp to I-295 SB (old I-95 NB) should use the new entry ramp off the downstream roundabout or travel Route 175/River Road via a posted detour using West Upper Ferry Road (traffic light on Route 29).

Intermittent weekday daytime closures of the canal towpaths on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sides of the Scudder Falls Bridge are scheduled until approximately Wednesday, Jan. 23.

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW PA TOWPATH CLOSURE AREA)

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW NJ TOWPATH CLOSURE AREA)

Barring any schedule changes, the towpaths are expected to be open for public use on weekends.

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