Alternatives were developed for the Scudder Falls Bridge and I-95 along with design options for the interchanges at Taylorsville Road and NJ Route 29. These alternatives and options were developed and evaluated as part of the NEPA Process.

A series of studies helped the team refine the alternatives. A consultant feasibility study that looked at engineering and cost factors recommended that the existing bridge should be replaced rather than rehabilitated. All alternatives that were advanced for further study assumed that the bridge will be replaced. Also, in-depth traffic analyses showed that three northbound through-lanes with two auxiliary northbound lanes and three southbound through lanes with one auxiliary southbound lane are needed on the bridge to accommodate traffic at Level of Service (LOS) D or better through 2030. To achieve LOS D or better on I-95, four lanes northbound and three lanes southbound are needed in New Jersey, and three lanes in each direction are required in Pennsylvania. The project's alternatives and design options were first displayed at the May 2005 Open House.