EASTON, PA – The following travel restrictions are scheduled for the week of October 1 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 westbound – from the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3) to the I-78 Toll Bridge
- Monday, Oct. 2, overnight 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead three lanes)
- Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes); AND overnight 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Thursday, Oct. 5, overnight 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Friday, Oct. 6, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).
- I-78 eastbound – from the I-78 Toll Bridge to the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3)
- Friday, Oct. 6, overnight 8p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Saturday, Oct. 7, 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. 8, 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).
The travel restrictions listed above are subject to change due to weather, emergency, and traffic considerations. Motorists are urged to allow extra time to reach their destinations, and reduce speeds and exercise caution when travelling through project work areas.
The lane closures are needed to allow for installation of painting containment, sandblasting and priming of the steel work at the overpass bridge that carries Carpentersville Road across I-78 in Pohatcong, N.J.
The work is part of a 15-month-long rehabilitation project now taking place at various overpasses and bridges along the Commission’s I-78 segment and the approach slabs immediately before and after those structures.
More information on the project is available at: http://www.drjtbc.org/project/I-78.
