Current Status

An international engineering firm — HDR Engineering, Inc. — was hired by the Commission in June 2024 to carry out a multi-year review process aimed at determining what future course of action should be taken at nearly 120-year-old, weight restricted, operationally challenged Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge. Work on this information-gathering-driven effort  guided by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) began in summer 2024 and is expected to continue into spring 2027.

Overview

The Commission has dubbed this fact-based endeavor the Washington Crossing Bridge Alternative Analysis. The undertaking’s goal is to improve mobility and provide a safe and reliable river crossing at the Washington Crossing location.  The Commission’s consultant and its subconsultants will perform topographic surveys, environmental studies, archeological and cultural resource investigation, etc. necessary to assessing alternatives that are  “technically and economically feasible.” These efforts were projected at the outset to take 30 months to complete, conculding with the identification of a preferred alternative.  At key points throughout the process, various outreach events will take place to present information and receive comments and questions from motorists, pedestrians, residents, business owners, and other interested parties.

Washington Crossing Bridge Alternatives Analysis Website

A separate website has been created for the Washington Crossing Bridge Alternatives Analysis.

The website address is www.washingtoncrossingbridge.com.

Upon its launch in early December 2024, the website had limited content. But that situation will eventually change as data-gathering, updates, and other materials become available as the alternatives analysis work progresses.

For now, visitors can see the following content:

  • An overview of the alternatives analysis process
  • A list of frequently asked questions about the NEPA process
  • A link to the federal Council on Environmental Quality’s Citizens Guide to NEPA
  • The current schedule of the analysis process’s major activities and milestones
  • A contact page where visitors can fill out a form to submit questions and comments online
  • Background information on the star used in the alternative analysis’s logo