Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project – Fact Sheet. A comprehensive project is being advanced to replace the current bridge and address other concerns within the immediate I-95 corridor. A portion of the new Scudder Falls Bridge will open Wednesday, with a new toll to quickly follow. Small businesses could go under and or have to raise their prices due to the increased cost of getting merchandise to their store . Aerolin55/via Wikimedia Scudders Fall Bridge, seen from Yardley, Bucks County, opened a portion of its new construction this week to drivers coming into Pennsylvania. See below for the list of major construction tasks that are underway. The Scudder Falls Bridge spans the Delaware River, connecting Ewing Township, New Jersey and Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania. Posted June 4, 2020. In part to avoid traffic impacts, trestle causeways are being built into the river to enable work crews to access and build the new bridge from both shorelines. The bridge over the Delaware River will connect Ewing, N.J., with Lower Makefield in Bucks County, and will be the first stage of new construction to be open to vehicles, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Traffic Shift Map for Rescheduled NJ Route 29 SB Bypass Closure . A series of ramp closures, lane detours, and traffic shifts is planned. 1st Span Of New Scudder Falls Bridge Opens July 10 - Yardley, PA - One span of the new Scudder Falls Bridge will open July 10. 1st Span Of New Scudder Falls Bridge Opens July 10 - Yardley, PA - One span of the new Scudder Falls Bridge will open July 10. In Travel Advisory / Weekly Travel Advisory. The closure of the NJ Route 29 SB bypass lane at the I-295/Route 29 interchange (Exit 76) has been postponed. IMPORTANT CHANGES COMING TO THIS PAGE IN NOVEMBER 2019 — The first completed span of a replacement bridge — the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge — is expected to open to traffic in the Pennsylvania-bound direction on July 10, 2019. The Scudders Falls Bridge connects Pennsylvania with New … The GREEN line is the detour for the entry ramp from Taylorsville Road southbound to I-295 SB and the Scudder Falls Bridge New Jersey-bound. The new bridge will carry six lanes of through traffic (three in each direction) with two auxiliary northbound lanes for entry/exit travel and one auxiliary southbound lane entry/exit travel. The detours involve all the ramps located on the north side of the bridge in NJ, and will take approx.. 18 weeks to complete.

A series of ramp closures, lane detours, and traffic shifts is planned. A portion of the new Scudder Falls Bridge will open Wednesday, with a new toll to quickly follow. Travel Advisory for Week of June 7. The bridge over the Delaware River will connect Ewing, N.J., with Lower Makefield in Bucks County, and will be the first stage of new construction to be open to vehicles, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Some Exits On Scudder Falls Bridge Temporarily Closed Due To Construction By CBS3 Staff July 28, 2019 at 11:32 pm Filed Under: Local , Local TV , Scudder Falls Bridge The new Scudder Falls Bridge is scheduled to open July 10, 2019, and days later will begin charging tolls upon I-295 motorists entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey. Replace the existing outdated four-lane Scudder Falls Bridge with an entirely new dual-span structure. If you regularly drive between Pennslyvania and New Jersey, it's about to get a lot easier. LOWER MAKEFIELD, PA – The full schedule of Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project travel restrictions for the week of June 14 is as follows: Pennsylvania side I-295 EB off-ramp to Taylorsville [...] VIEW MORE. Scudder Falls Bridge set to open with tolls. The current detours relative to the Scudders Falls Bridge project, deal with motorists intending to use NJ Rt 29 as it intersects with I-295. "Toll booths would defeat the ultimate purpose of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project, which is to move traffic more efficiently and safely along I-295 …," the commission's website states. The Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project is being staged in a manner that will minimize impacts to traffic, local business and communities. New Jersey workers who are employed in Pennsylvania will see this eat into their budget. By Alex Styer.