SCUDDER FALLS – Due to forecasted rain on Monday, the closure of the Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge’s 0.86-mile-long Shared-Use Path is rescheduled to be closed to pedestrians and bicyclists from 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.
The walkway is expected to be reopened for the public’s use during the weekends of Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19.
Uninterrupted weekday Scudder Falls walkway facility closures are anticipated for much of the fall. The closures are enabling a Commission contractor to remove and replace the uneven polyester polymer concrete (PPC) overlay on the elevated access ramp that leads to the walkway on the bridge’s Pennsylvania side.
The roughly 1-inch-thick layer of high-density PPC material helps to protect the underlaying concrete surface from weather and erosion. The material is frequently applied to roadway surfaces but rarely used on walkways.
To enable the work to proceed, the walkway facility’s entry points are expected to be barricaded at the Delaware & Raritan Canal’s rail trail on the New Jersey side and the Delaware Canal towpath on the Pennsylvania side.
Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to plan ahead for the closure periods. The closest river crossing points for pedestrians are the Calhoun Street Toll-Supported Bridge 4.8 miles to the south and the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge 2.5 miles to the north. Note: The walkways at these alternate river crossing points are significantly narrower than the 10-foot-wide Scudder Falls Shared-Use Path; bicyclists must dismount and walk their bikes across the walkways at these other two bridges.
