PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The following travel restrictions are scheduled for the week of October 15 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
- Sunday, Oct. 15, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).
- Monday, Oct. 16, overnight 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead three lanes)
- Tuesday, Oct. 17, 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. 18, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).
- Thursday, Oct. 19, overnight 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Friday, Oct. 20, 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).
- Saturday, Oct. 21, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).
- I-78 eastbound – from I-78 Toll Bridge to the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3)
- Thursday, Oct. 19, overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Friday, Oct. 20, 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).
- Saturday, Oct. 21, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).
The scheduled travel restrictions 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 abrasive-blasting and prime coating of steelwork 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.
