The Northampton Street Bridge between Easton, PA. and Phillipsburg, N.J. will continue to have an off-peak daytime lane closure -- 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. -- Monday, Feb. 6, to Thursday, Feb. 9. Any travel delays should be minor. The lane closure is needed to allow architectural lighting installation work at the bridge.
Active Alert
February 3, 2023
The Express E-ZPass toll collection lane at the Delaware Water Gap (I-80) Toll Bridge is schedule to be shutdown for routine maintenance 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 7.
The adjacent five-lane conventional barrier toll plaza will be remain in operation during the closure period. All five of those lanes are outfitted to service E-ZPass customers. Some of those lanes also are manned to handle cash transactions.
Tolls are collected only in the westbound direction at the bridge. Any travel impacts should be moderate because traffic volumes are light during morning off-peak hours. Eastbound motorists will not be affected.
Last year, more than 85 percent of toll payments were made via E-ZPass at the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge.
Active Alert
February 3, 2023
The New Jersey approach roadway to the Milford-Montague (Route 206) Toll Bridge is scheduled to be restricted to a single alternating travel lane controlled by flaggers 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 7.
The travel restriction is needed to allow for rip-rap basin work and line striping.
Motorists are advised to reduce speed and exercise caution. Travel impacts are expected to be minor.
Active Alert
February 3, 2023
The Northampton Street Toll-Supported Bridge (a.k.a. the Easton-Phillipsburg "free bridge") is scheduled to be restricted to single lanes in each direction 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb.. 6, to Thursday, Feb. 9.
A left turn lane is expected to remain available at the bridge's Easton side during lane-closure periods to mitigate backups and delays.
The travel restriction is for electrical and lighting work related to 18-month-long Northampton Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project.
The project remains on schedule for completion in the spring.
Active Alert
January 20, 2023
The recently upgraded walkway along the upstream side of the Northampton Street Bridge (Easton-Phillipsburg "free bridge") is expected to be open for public use on weekends starting Saturday, Jan. 21.
The walkway was closed last fall to allow for installation of a new improved decking material as part of an 18-month-long rehabilitation project now taking place at the bridge. The new walkway should be safer and have a longer service life.
The upstream walkway will continue to be closed on weekdays to allow for electrical and architectural lighting work now taking place at the bridge. The bridge's downstream walkway, which was upgraded earlier in the rehabilitation project, remains open at all times.
Weekend openings of the upstream walkway are to continue until further notice.
Active Alert
January 3, 2023
The Northampton Street Toll-Supported Bridge (a.k.a. the Easton-Phillipsburg "free bridge") is scheduled to be restricted to single lanes in each direction between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, to Thursday, Jan. 12.
The travel restriction is for work related to 18-month-long Northampton Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project.