The new second span of the Scudder Falls Bridge and the four exit and entry ramps to Interstate 295 that have been closed since July 12 are slated to open on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
If the weather cooperates, the new span and the ramps that have been closed will be opened in time for the morning commute on Aug. 18. The new bridge and flanking interchange ramps — three in Pennsylvania and one in New Jersey — will be open to traffic by the start of the morning peak commuting period at 6 a.m. that morning.
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission officials announced the new opening schedule on Thursday afternoon. The project contractor had sought to begin the travel pattern transition for the new bridge span on Monday, Aug. 16, but officials said rain the past two nights undermined that schedule. The application of a polyester polymer concrete wearing surface to the new bridge span’s road deck was delayed due to the bad weather, officials said. The new anticipated timeline for traffic shifts and construction activities to bring the new bridge online, reopen closed exit and entry ramps, and establish a new temporary project travel pattern on I-295 is as follows:
· 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 – Paving and line striping work will take place in the area of the on-ramp from NJ Route 29 to I-295 southbound on the New Jersey side of the Scudder Falls Bridge.
· 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 – The on-ramp from NJ Route 29 to I-295 southbound on the New Jersey side of Scudder Falls Bridge will be shut down for two hours, ending at about 11 a.m.
· 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 – I-295 in the New Jersey-bound direction (eastbound in Pennsylvania and southbound in New Jersey) will be reduced to a single lane to allow for uninterrupted work activities along the highway for 18 hours. During this period, workers will reset temporary roadway barriers, remove temporary highway lighting, install or reset permanent lighting, change signage, mill and pave highway and ramp transition areas, remove or obscure old pavement lines, and apply new pavement striping.
· 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 – The process of switching I-295 New Jersey-bound traffic onto the new bridge span and reopening the I-295 off-ramp to Route 29 immediately after crossing the Scudder Falls Bridge into New Jersey will begin. (This is one of four ramps that have been closed near the bridge since July 12.)
· 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 – New Jersey-bound traffic will switch onto the newly completed downstream bridge span and the reopening of the three Yardley-side ramps at the I-295/Taylorsville Road interchange (Exit 10) that have been closed since July 12 will begin. I-295 eastbound in Pennsylvania and I-295 southbound in New Jersey will continue to remain in a single-lane travel pattern at this time.
· 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 – The reopening of closed ramps will be completed along with the remainder of grading, milling and paving work, the installation of temporary work zone barriers and other roadway safety measures, and roadway striping.
· 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 – Lane closures along I-295 in Pennsylvania and across the Scudder Falls Bridge’s new second span into New Jersey will be removed, allowing for two thru-traffic lanes in each direction and access to and from all ramps at the I-295/Taylorsville Road interchange (Exit 10) in Pennsylvania and the I-295/Route 29 interchange (Exit 76) in New Jersey.
· 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 – The newly opened second bridge span downstream will operate with two thru-traffic lanes and one auxiliary lane to handle decelerating, accelerating on traffic at the interchange ramps at both ends of the bridge. The current bridge span upstream will have two thru-traffic lanes and one auxiliary lane for traffic entering I-295 northbound and the bridge from Route 29 in New Jersey. The open lanes will all be to the right side of each bridge structure. This will allow for a cordoned work zone along the center section of I-295 through the project area in the coming months.
The new travel pattern of two through lanes with an additional auxiliary lane on each bridge is scheduled to remain in place for up to four months while the third and final stage of construction activity takes place. Officials said this will largely involve roadwork and drainage improvements on the New Jersey side of the bridge. The shared-use pedestrian and bicycle facility is expected to be completed during this period, as well as final transitional improvements along I-295 and final paving and striping through the project area.
Additional travel restrictions to complete the project will be needed after Labor Day. These restrictions will largely involve ramp closures in the area of the I-295/Route 29 interchange (Exit 76) on the New Jersey side of the bridge. More information on these closures is expected in early September.
Overall, the project remains on track to reach substantial completion by the end of December. This is when the final travel configuration can be implemented, with I-295 having three travel lanes in each direction on the bridge’s approaches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The completed dual-span bridge will have three thru-travel lanes and dual shoulders on both spans. The upstream span will have an additional auxiliary lane for Pennsylvania-bound traffic. The downstream span will have two auxiliary lanes for New Jersey-bound traffic. The project’s remaining “punch list” work is expected to be completed in late May of 2022.
The bridge’s shared-use pedestrian and bicycle facility, and ramps for the facility in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, will not open before the Labor Day weekend. The earliest possible opening would be sometime in the early fall. The facility will connect with the towpaths of the Delaware Canal in Pennsylvania and the Delaware & Raritan Canal in New Jersey.
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