NEW HOPE, PA. – New Jersey-bound traffic is scheduled to be detoured off the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge during daytime hours on weekdays only for up two weeks, starting Monday, September 15, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced today.
The bridge – which directly connects the commercial centers of Lambertville, N.J. and New Hope, PA. – will remain open to vehicular traffic in the Pennsylvania-bound direction (the toll direction at the nearby New Hope-Lambertville [Route 202] Toll Bridge) at all times. The bridge’s pedestrian walkway also is expected to remain in service without interruption. The bridge also will be open fully to two-way traffic during nighttime hours and on weekends.
A New Jersey-bound travel restriction is expected to be in effect at the bridge 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays (Monday to Friday, Sept. 15-19 and 22-26 ), with affected traffic detoured to the non-tolled northbound direction at the nearby New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge for travel to Lambertville and other nearby New Jersey destinations.
The NJ-bound traffic detour is needed so a Commission contractor can install a temporary under-bridge platform that will be used to inspect and potentially later adjust/service/repair electrical-supply components on the bridge.
The installation of the temporary platform will take place from the bridge’s upstream travel lane, forcing a shift of PA-bound traffic into the downstream travel lane that normally carries NJ-bound traffic. The maintenance of PA traffic at the bridge enables those motorists to avoid the toll bridge, which is tolled in the Pennsylvania-bound direction.
