PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The following travel restrictions are scheduled for the week of October 22 along the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s 6.5-mile-long I-78 roadway segment in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the vicinity of the I-78 Toll Bridge:
- I-78 Eastbound in New Jersey – from I-78 Toll Bridge to the Phillipsburg/Routes 22 and 173 interchange (Exit 3)
- Monday, Oct. 23, overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (next day) reduced to single lane (instead of three lanes).
- Tuesday, Oct. 24, 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).
- Wednesday, Oct. 25, 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).
- Thursday, Oct. 26, 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).
- Friday, Oct. 27, 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. 28, 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).
- Sunday, Oct. 29, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., reduced to two lanes (instead of three lanes).
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center in Williams Township, PA – A 56-hour-long closure of the Pennsylvania Welcome Center adjacent to the Commission’s I-78 Toll Plaza will be in effect for parking lot repairs, patching, and striping from 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 to 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27 (scheduled closure is weather sensitive).
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 in New Jersey are needed to allow for painting preparation and painting work at the overpass bridge that carries Carpentersville Road across I-78 in Pohatcong, N.J. and for equipment staging at Edge Road overpass in Alpha, 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. The project also involves work at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center.
More information on the project is available at: http://www.drjtbc.org/project/I-78.
