The Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project is being staged in a manner that will minimize impacts to traffic, local business and communities. 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.
See below for the list of major construction tasks that are underway. Check back regularly as construction schedules are subject to change.
Construction Update - Week of January 4
Major project work activities for the week of January 4 include:
- Continue approach, sleeper and header slab construction at the NB Taylorsville Road bridge. Continue MSE wall/moment slab construction at retaining walls in PA.
- Continue traffic signal foundation and pole/mast arm installation at Taylorsville and Woodside Road intersection.
- Install railing at PA pedestrian bridge. Continue pier pile cap construction at NJ pedestrian bridge.
- Main River Bridge: Continue approach slab construction. Rub/patch columns and strip cap forms at Pier 3. At Pier 4, resume work at upstream column and strip forms from downstream column. Continue trestle/finger removal in PA and continue demolition of existing MRB piers 6.
- Continue highway lighting at various locations in PA and NJ.
- See related traffic diversions: There will be daily closures of River Road in PA begingng Jan. 4. In NJ, all Rt. 29 southbound traffic will continue to be diverted through the new roundabouts and the 295 southbound by-pass will be closed until the summer of 2021. A 24/7 detour remains in effect on the ramp from Route 175 to I-295S until the summer of 2021.
Construction Schedule
Milestone/Activity | Date/Status |
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Project Construction Start | Spring 2017 |
Install temporary trestle upstream of the existing bridge | Completed/fully removed |
Construct upstream span of the new bridge | Completed |
Widening (to the inside) of the PA I-295 approach – from Exit 8 (old exit 49) to the bridge | Upstream half completed/second phase now in progress |
First span of new bridge open to traffic | Opened overnight July 9, 2019 |
Start All-Electronic Tolling (PA-bound only) | July 14, 2019 |
Second span of new bridge open to traffic | Late 2021 |
Estimated Project Completion | Early 2022 |