The 30-minute-long traffic stoppage that was scheduled to occur during the wee morning hours of Dec. 2 at the New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge is being postponned to either Dec. 2-3 or Dec. 3-4.
A firm announcement on a rescheduled date and times is expected to be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The anticipated extended traffic stoppage would affect traffic in both directions a the bridge. The travel restriction is needed so a Commission contractor’s crane crew can hoist a 30,000-pound steel monotube atop two recently erected pre-cast-concrete towers along the bridge’s Pennsylvania approach.
The monotube will later be outfitted with high-resolution cameras and E-ZPass toll-reading devices.
The overnight work is part of a project that is converting the bridge’s former southbound cash-collection toll plaza to highway-speed open-road tolling involving E-ZPass and TOLL BY PLATE billing. The project also involves repairs and improvements to the bridge’s Pennsylvania abutment.
The bridge has already been reduced to single travel lanes in each direction, each with narrowed width and posted 25 MPH speed limits.
NOTE: The upcoming overnight travel restriction is subject to change due to weather, emergencies, or other factors.
