Active Alerts

Single-lane travel (two of three lanes closed) is scheduled for I-78 westbound near Phillipsburg, N.J. during overnight hours Tuesday, Sept. 3, through Friday, Sept.. 6. Also, exit/entrance ramp closures with posted detours will be in effect during overnight hours at the I-78 interchange for Routes 22/122,/173 (Exit 3 - Phillipsburg) on the nights of Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6.

The travel restrictions will allow for milling and paving work as part of  a roadway resurfacing project that is expected to reach completion later this year.

The lane clsoures are scheduled for between the hours of 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. (next day). The ramp closure times are 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Only minor travel delays are anticipated. Traffic volumes are low during overnight hours.

The anticipated schedule is subject to change due to weather, emergencies, or other factors.

Motorists are urged to exercise caution, reduce speeds, and anticipate possible delays when traveling through active work zones.

The first New Jersey exit off Route 1 northbound will be closed after crossing the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge from Pennslyvania to New Jersey during overnight hours on Wednesday, Sept. 4, through Friday, Sept. 6.

The exit ramp closure will begin each night at 8 p.m. and will end 5 a.m. the followiong morning.

A posted detour will be in effect during the exit ramp closure periods.

The travel restriction is needed so a contractor can conduct repair and repaving work on the exit ramp.

The New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge is now closed to New Jersey-bound traffic at the intersections of Main and E. Bridge streets in New Hope, PA.

The bridge remains open to Pennsylvania-bound vehicles with a traffic shift starting on the Lambertville side.  The bridge's walkway also remains in service at this time.

(See drawing of bridge travel pattern below.)

Detour:

The bridge's uninterrupted New Jersey-bound traffic detour is expected to remain in place for eight months, ending in late September.  The detour has two starting points: at the intersection of East Bridge and Main streets in New Hope and at the intersection of West Bridge Street and Route 202 to the west of New Hope’s commercial center.

Detour signage directs affected motorists to the nearby New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge and Route 202 northbound, which is toll-free for travel into New Jersey.  Take the first New Jersey exit and proceed onto Route 29 southbound.  The detour ends at the intersection of Main Street/Route 29 and Bridge Street/Route 179 in Lambertville.

The NJ-bound detour map can be viewed at this link: https://www.drjtbc.org/wp-content/uploads/NJ-bound_travel_detour_January_to_September.pdf

This travel pattern will allow work crews to execute the first stage of construction on a 10-month-long rehabilition of the 120-year-old bridge.

The following drawing depicts the bridge's Stage 1 travel pattern looking from New Hope, PA. toward Lambertville: