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The New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge is scheduled to be restricted to a single travel lane controlled by flaggers from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14.

The travel restriction will enable a Commission vendor to make lighting repairs at the bridge.

Motorists are advised to reduce speeds, exercise caution, and follow flagger instructions approaching the bridge while flagging operations are in effect.

The scheduled traffic restriction is subject to change due to weather, emergencies, and other factor.

The weekly closure schedule for the shared-use path on the Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge has changed.

Starting Friday, May 8, the shared-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists sicheduled will be closed from 7 a.m. on Mondays to 6 p.m. on Fridays (times approximate).

The weekly walkway closures are expected to continue until May 29 (date subject to change) -- enabling a Commission contractor to remove and replace the uneven puddle-prone polyester polymer concrete (PPC) surface along the bridge’s elevated walkway surface.

The bridge walkway facility’s entry points will be blocked weekdays at the Delaware & Raritan Canal’s rail trail on the New Jersey side and the Delaware Canal towpath on the Pennsylvania side.

Affected bicyclists and pedestrians are urged to use the Calhoun Street Bridge walkway to the south or the Washington Crossing Bridge walkway whenever the Scudder Falls facility is closed. Bikes must be walked across the walkways at those two alternate crossings.

Flagging operations are scheduled for the Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge Monday, May 11; Tuesday, May 12; and Thursday, May 14.

Motorists will be restricted to a single lane with alternating traffic directions controlled by flaggers as follows:

• Monday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for federally required bridge inspections;
• Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for federally required bridge inspections; and
• Thursday, 7 a.m. to 11a.m. for lighting work.

Brief stoppages and travel delays are possible whenever traffic restrictions are in effect.

Motorists are urged to reduce speeds, exercise caution, and follow flagger instructions.

The scheduled travel restrictions are subject to change due to weather, emergencies, and other factors.

The Northampton Street Toll-Supported Bridge (a.k.a. the Easton-Phillipsburg "free bridge") is scheduled to be restricted to single vehicular lanes in each direction (two of three lanes open) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, May 4-8.

Vehicles will be required to shift into parallel opposing lanes of traffic on the bridge.

The daytime travel restriction will enable Commission engineering consultants to conduct ultra-sonic testing on the 130-year-old's steel cantilever-truss superstructure's pin connections.

Travel delays are not anticipated.

Motorists are urged to reduce speeds and exercise caution while approaching and using the bridge.

The scheduled travel restrictions are subject to change due to weather, emergencies, and other factors.

The Delaware Water Gap (I-80) Toll Bridge is scheduled to be restricted to single travel lanes in each direction 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 5.

Commission maintenance personnel will be making lighting repairs on the bridge during the lane closures period.

The travel restrictions are subject to change due to weather, emergencies, and other factors.

Motorists traveling to New Jersey or Pennsylvania could experience travel delays. Drivers are urged to reduce speeds and exercise caution while maintenance crews are at work.

The New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge is restricted to single travel lanes in each directions with a 10-foot width restriction in the southbound (Pennsylvania-bound) direction and an 11-foot width restrictions in the northbound (New Jersey-bound) direction.

The travel restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.

A Commission contractor is in the process of removing the former cash-collection toll plaza at the bridge. The Contractor will then erect an open-road cashless all-electronic tolling gantry in approximately the same location. The project also will involve repairs and improvements to the bridge’s Pennsylvania abutment.

Route 202 motorists approaching the bridge are urged to reduce speeds, prepare for lane shifts, observe size restrictions, and exercise caution.