Route 29 Northbound Access to I-295 Westbound and the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge Closed and Detoured Weeknights May 3 through May 14

This detour will be in effect 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Mondays through Fridays for at least two weeks.  It is one of five detours that will be implented weeknights to allow for installation of protective planking on the underside of the dual Scudder Falls Toll Bridge spans that cross over three Route 29 lanes at the I-295/Route 29 interchange in New Jersey.

NJ Route 29 Southbound Access Ramp to I-295 Southbound Closed and Detoured Weeknights May 3 through May 14

This detour will be in effect 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday through Friday for at least two weeks.  It is one of five detours that will be implented weeknights to allow for installation of protective planking on the underside of the dual Scudder Falls Toll Bridge spans that cross over three Route 29 lanes at the I-295/Route 29 interchange in New Jersey.

I-295 Northbound Exit Ramp to NJ Route 29 Southbound Closed and Detoured Via Route 175/ River Road Weeknights May 3 to May 14

This detour will be in effect 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday through Friday for at least two weeks.  It is one of five detours that will be implented weeknights to allow for installation of protective planking on the underside of the dual Scudder Falls Toll Bridge spans that cross over three Route 29 lanes at the I-295/Route 29 interchange in New Jersey.

I-295 EB/SB Exit Ramp for Route 29 NB Closed and Detoured Weeknights May 3 to May 17

This detour will be in effect 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday through Friday for at least two weeks.  It is one of five detours that will be implented weeknights to allow for installation of protective planking on the underside of the dual Scudder Falls Toll Bridge spans that cross over three Route 29 lanes at the I-295/Route 29 interchange in New Jersey.

NJ Route 29 Southbound near the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge Closed and Detoured Via NJ Route 175/Upper River Road Weeknights May 3 through May 14

This detour will be in effect 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) Monday through Friday for at least two weeks.  It is one of five detours that will be implented weeknights to allow for installation of protective planking on the underside of the dual Scudder Falls Toll Bridge spans that cross over three Route 29 lanes at the I-295/Route 29 interchange in New Jersey.

Traffic Shift Map for NJ Route 29 SB Bypass Closure

The NJ Route 29 SB bypass lane at the I-295/Route 29 interchange (Exit 76) is closed with traffic shifted through the two roundabouts and connector lanes toward Trenton.

This closure will allow for Stage 2 construction activities -- erection of a second bridge span and I-295 approach widening -- in 2020 and 2021.

Detour for the NJ Rte. 175/River Road On-Ramp to I-295 SB (Pink Map)

Revised January 2020:  This ramp is expected to remain closed until spring 2021.  Use the southern roundabout at the nearby I-295/Route 29 interchange to access the on-ramp to I-295 SB.

Closures/Stoppages on NJ D&R Canal Towpath Section near Scudder Falls Bridge through May 2021

Intermittent weekday closures of the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath on the New Jersey side of the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge are possible 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through May 2021.

Closures -- when needed -- would allow for various construction activities in the vicinity of the old Scudder Falls Bridge related to the installation of connector path and ramp to the shared-use bike-ped facility on the upstream span of the new Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge.

Towpath closures are not anticipated to occur on weekends.