The bike-ped path on the Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge is scheduled to be closed during daytime hours – 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. – TOMORROW, Nov. 1.
The rare Saturday walkway closure is needed so a Commission contractor can complete application of a new polyester polymer concrete (PPC) overlay surface on the elevated access ramp on the bridge’s Pennsylvania side.
To enable the work to proceed, the walkway facility’s entry points are expected to be barricaded at the Delaware & Raritan Canal’s rail trail on the New Jersey side and the Delaware Canal towpath on the Pennsylvania side.
If weather conditions prove favorable, the walkway could open before the scheduled 5 p.m. completion time.
Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to plan ahead for the closure period. The closest river crossing points for pedestrians are the Calhoun Street Toll-Supported Bridge 4.8 miles to the south and the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge 2.5 miles to the north. Note: The walkways at these alternate river crossing points are significantly narrower than the 10-foot-wide Scudder Falls Shared-Use Path; bicyclists must dismount and walk their bikes across the walkways at these other two bridges.
