Active Alerts

I-78 Eastbound – From Main River Bridge to Exit 3 in Pohatcong, N.J. (Phillipsburg/Routes 22 & 173 Interchange)

• Two-lane travel pattern (one of three lanes closed) OVERNIGHT 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) Monday, Nov. 12.

I-78 Westbound – From Exit 3 in Pohatcong, N.J. (Phillipsburg/Routes 22 & 173 Interchange) to Main River Bridge

• Two-lane travel pattern (one of three lanes closed) 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Morgan Hill Road Bridge – Overpass across I-78 in Williams Township, PA.

• Intermittent single-lane closures with travel maintained in each direction at all times 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 13.

Exit and entry ramps on the upstream side of the I-295/Route 29 interchange will be closed and detoured 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, to 6 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17.  The overnight closures/detours will affect motorists seeking to exit I-295 to Route 29 NB & SB (SEE DETOUR MAP) as well as Route 29 motorists seeking entry to I-295 NB/WB and the Scudder Falls Bridge into Pennsylvania (SEE DETOUR MAP).

Pennsylvania side

• I-295 EB & WB in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Bridge – Intermittent single-lane travel patterns possible during off-peak/overnight hours for construction along I-295 on the NJ side of the Scudder Falls Bridge Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.
• Taylorsville Road north of I-295 – Intermittent single-lane patterns with possible flagger-controlled travel 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.
• Taylorsville Road south of I-295 – Intermittent single-lane patterns with possible flagger-controlled travel 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.
• Woodside Road (west of Taylorsville Road to around Clearview Drive) – Right or left lane closures with passage maintained in each direction and/or flagging-controlled travel 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.
• PA Route 32/River Road – Intermittent stoppages and alternating traffic controlled by flaggers 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.

New Jersey side

• I-295 NB/WB (old I-95 SB) approaching the Scudder Falls Bridge Pennsylvania-bound – Intermittent single-lane travel patterns 7 p.m. to 2 p.m. (next day) Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.
• I-295 EB/SB (New Jersey-bound/old I-95 NB) crossing the Scudder Falls Bridge into New Jersey – Intermittent single-lane travel patterns 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.
• I-295/Route 29 Interchange (Exit 76, old exit 1) – To shift I-295 NB into a new alignment and open the new off ramp on the interchange’s upstream side, the following ramps will be closed with posted detours 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16,to 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17:
  • I-295 NB/WB (old I-95 SB) off-ramp to Route 29 NB & SB immediately before the Scudder Falls Bridge – take preceding exit at the County Route 579/Bear Tavern Road interchange (Exit 75), make a right off the exit ramp onto Bear Tavern Road, procced south through the interchange and past the airport to the West Upper Ferry Road/County Route 634 intersection (traffic light), turn right onto West Upper Ferry Road/Route 634, proceed to next traffic light and intersection with Route 29 NB & SB. (SEE DETOUR MAP HERE)
  • Route 29 on-ramp to I-195 NB/WB and Scudder Falls Bridge PA-bound – Traffic on Route 29 SB and NB should both use the new roundabout on the interchange’s downstream side to access the on-ramp to I-295 SB, proceed to the County Route 579/Bear Tavern Road interchange (Exit 75), cross over I-295, take the on-ramp to I-295 NB and proceed back toward the Scudder Falls Bridge into PA. (SEE DETOUR MAP HERE)
• Route 175/River Road – Intermittent alternating single-lane travel may be implemented approximately 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16.

Weekends: Lane closures and single-lane alternating traffic patterns controlled by flaggers are possible in the vicinity of the Taylorsville-Woodside roads intersection in Lower Makefield 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.  Otherwise, no other travel restrictions are scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 10-11. Aside from the overnight ramp closure late Friday to early Saturday (Nov. 16-17), no work impacting travel is scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 17-18.

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

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