PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Eastbound travel restrictions will be implemented each day next week along portions of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s 6.5-mile-long I-78 roadway segment in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The week’s schedule of lane closures is as follows:
I-78 Eastbound – in the vicinity of the Edge Road overpass (milepost 2.5 to milepost 3.5):
- Reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes) 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 to Sunday, Dec. 10.
- Reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes) 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) Monday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 10.
I-78 Eastbound – from the I-78 approach to the bridge across Route 611 in Pennsylvania (milepost 77.2) to the eastern end of the I-78 Toll Bridge in New Jersey (milepost 0.5):
- Center lane closure (two lanes instead of three lanes) 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, to Sunday, Dec. 10. Note: Wide loads and trucks must use the right lane.
- Reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes) 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) Monday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 10.
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.
Scheduled project work tasks for the week include:
- Approach slab construction at the I-78 approach bridge across Route 611 in Pennsylvania and at the I-78 Toll Bridge
- Test pit work along I-78 west
- Painting at the Edge Road overpass along I-78 east
The Commission’s I-78 Bridges and Approach Slabs Rehabilitation Project is scheduled to reach completion in fall 2018. More information on the project is available at: http://www.drjtbc.org/project/I-78.
