EASTON, PA - The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission today announced that temporary off-peak lane closures are scheduled to take place on the Northampton Street Toll-Supported (Free) Bridge on Friday, August 1, and Monday, August 4.

The lane restrictions are being imposed to accommodate contractors working on the bridge.

Weather permitting, the single-lane restrictions will occur in the right lane in the westbound direction. Lane closures will commence each day at 9 a.m. with the bridge fully reopened to traffic by 3 p.m. each day.

Motorists are asked to reduce their speed and use caution as they travel through an active work zone.

The Northampton Street Bridge - often referred to locally as the "free bridge" - connects Easton's Centre Square commercial district with Union Square in Phillipsburg.

About the Commission

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was formed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey in 1934. It operates seven toll bridges and 13 toll-supported bridges, two of which are pedestrian-only spans. The Commission's jurisdiction extends along the Delaware River from the Philadelphia-Bucks County line north to the New Jersey/New York border. Its bridges carried more than 141 million cars and trucks in 2007. For more information about the Commission and its various initiatives to deliver safer and more convenient bridge travel for its customers, please see: www.drjtbc.org.

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