Active Alerts

Motorists travelling along I-78 in the vicinity of the I-78 Toll Bridge connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey may encounter overnight lane closures and other restrictions during the week of June 17.  The full list of lane restrictions is as follows:

I-78 Westbound – Starting in the vicinity of mile marker 3.9 east of the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3) and continuing to the CR-519 Bridge (mile marker 2.3) in New Jersey

• OVERNIGHT single-lane travel pattern (two of three lanes closed) – 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) Monday, June 18

I-78 Eastbound – Starting at PA Rt-611 overpass (mile marker 77) in Pennsylvania and continuing to the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3) in New Jersey

• OVERNIGHT single-lane travel pattern (two of three lanes closed) 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) Monday, June 18, through Thursday, June 22
• Two-lane travel pattern (one of three lanes closed) 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 and Friday, June 23

County Route-519 – Below I-78 overpass in Pohatcong, N.J.

• Single lane alternating pattern controlled by flaggers, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 18 to Sunday, June 24

The scheduled travel restrictions listed above are subject to change due to weather, emergency, traffic, and project mobilization considerations.  Motorists are urged to allow extra time to reach their destinations, to reduce speeds, and to exercise caution when travelling through project work areas.

The current 24/7 westbound travel prohibition along Woodside Road in Lower Makerfield Township, PA, is scheduled to continue for an additional two days this coming week.  Detour routes via Mt. Eyre Road or Dolington Road are posted. (Please see detour map)

Other possible travel restriction for the project also are scheduled for the week of June 17.  None is expected to significantly impact motorists. They are:

Pennsylvania side

• I-95 north from the Route 332/Newtown-Yardley interchange (Exit 49) to the Scudder Falls Bridge – Intermittent single-lane travel patterns 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday, June 18, through Friday, June 22.
• I-95 south from the Scudder Falls Bridge to the Route 332/Newtown-Yardley interchange (exit 49) – Intermittent single-lane travel patterns 8 p.m. to 2 p.m. (next day) Monday, June 18, through Friday, June 22.
• Taylorsville Road in vicinity of I-95 - Intermittent single-lane patterns with possible flagger-controlled travel 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 18, to Friday, June 22.
• River Road/Route 32 – Intermittent alternating single-lane travel with traffic controlled by flaggers 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 18, to Friday, June 22.

New Jersey side  

• Route 175/River Road – Intermittent alternating single-lane traffic pattern controlled by flaggers 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 18, to Friday, June 22.

Weekends:  Aside from the round-the-clock westbound travel prohibition on Woodside Road in Lower Makefield, PA, on June 16-17 and any carryover of Friday overnight closures into Saturdays, no other overnight travel restrictions are scheduled for the weekends of June16-17 and June 23-24.

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