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Overnight single-lane patterns are scheduled for both directions of I-78 next week. Restrictions are as follows:

I-78 Eastbound -- Reduced to a single-lane (two of three lanes closed) from the I-78 Toll Bridge to the Routes 22/173 interchange (Exit 3) 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) Monday, August 3, through Wednesday, August 5.

I-78 Westbound -- Reduced to a single-lane (two of three lanes closed) from the Routes 22/173 interchange (Exit 3) to the I-78 Toll Bridge 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) Tuesday, August 4, through Thursday, August 6.

The NJ Route 29 northbound bypass roadway around the I-295/Route 29 interchange is scheduled to be closed a second week -- 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday, July 27, through Friday, July 31.

Affected motorists are advised to follow posted detour signs for travel through the interchange's roundabouts to reconnect with Route 29 northbound for travel toward Washington Crossing and Lambertville.

The closure is needed to allow for the installation of girders for a new I-295 approach bridge to the nearby Scudder Falls Toll Bridge.  When fully completed, the new approach bridge will carry I-295 SB traffic across NJ Route 175/Upper River Road, the Delaware & Raritan Canal, and the NJ Route 29 northbound bypass lanes.

NJ Route 175/Upper River Road in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge is scheduled to be closed to through-traffic for a second week -- 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday, July 27, to Friday, July 31.   The extended closure is for work associated with the construction of an I-295 approach bridge across that roadway, the Delaware & Raritan Canal and the Rte. 29 northbound bypass roadway.  Motorists are advised to use nearby Route 29 as an alternate route during the closure period.  Local access to homes and businesses will be maintained when the road is closed to through traffic.

Girder installations associated with the erection of new bridge across the Delaware & Raritan Canal, NJ Route 175, and the NJ Route 29 northbound bypass roadway will necessitate daytime and weeknight closures of the canal's recreational towpath Monday through Thursday until the end of July.  (Friday closures also could be implemented in the event of rained-out work dates.)

The work is part of the ongoing Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project.

The daytime closures/detours of a short Woodside Road segment near the Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge have been extended to continue through the first week of August.

The road closure schedule is:  6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday -- Woodside Road closed between PA Route 32/River Road and the Delaware Canal.

Detour is via Mt. Eyre Road to the north or East Afton Ave./PA Route 332 to the south.

The Scudder Falls park-n-ride lot will remain accessible.  Delaware Canal Towpath crossings of Woodside Road are not expected to be impacted.

Closures are weather-permitting.

The NJ Route 29 SB bypass lane beneath the Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge is closed with affected traffic diverted through the I-295/Route 29 interchange's adjacent roundabouts and southbound service. This pattern is expected to remain in effect until late August 2021.

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Did you know the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission's 40-percent E-ZPass commuter discount program extends to the new Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge?  Did you know that the frequency-based discount can effectively reduce the bridge's base Class 1 vehicle E-ZPass toll from $1.25 to 75 cents?

To be eligible, a motorist needs an E-ZPass transponder/account issued/administered by the Commission's toll processor -- the regional New Jersey E-ZPass Customer Service Center.

The discount can then be applied as a retroactive credit on a future E-ZPass statement after 16 or more tolled trips are made across the bridge or any other Commission toll bridge during a respective calendar month.

The discount is tag specific, meaning the customer's transponder must be in the vehicle and in working order when a toll transaction is recorded.  Class 1 passenger vehicles only -- cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, and other vehicles that have two axles and are less than eight-feet high.

To apply online for an E-ZPass account with the Commission's toll processor, please go to www.ezpassnj.com.  Or  dial 1-888-AUTO-TOLL (1-888-288-6865) during business hours Monday through Friday.

Oversized vehicles exceeding one or more of the following criteria will not receive a permit to cross the Scudder Falls Bridge during 4-1/2-year-long Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project:

• Gross vehicle weight (GVW) over 201,000 pounds
• Greater than 10 feet in width
• Greater than 80 feet in length