Traffic Delays Possible At New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge

NEW HOPE, PA. — New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge traffic could be stopped for up to 15 minutes in both directions at periodic intervals between 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, and 5 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced on Monday.

The overnight traffic stoppages are needed so a commission contractor can lift and install a pre-cast-concrete tower that will later support an overhead open-road all-electronic tolling gantry outfitted with high-resolution cameras and E-ZPass toll-reading devices. Traffic will need to be stopped when work crews hoist the column across the bridge’s Pennsylvania approach.

Motorists are urged to exercise caution and be prepared to stop if they plan to use the bridge Wednesday night into early morning Thursday. Travel delays are possible.

The overnight work is part of a project that is converting the bridge’s former southbound cash-collection toll plaza to highway-speed open-road tolling involving E-ZPass and Toll by Plate billing. The project also involves repairs and improvements to the bridge’s Pennsylvania abutment.

The bridge has already been reduced to single travel lanes in each direction, each with narrowed width and posted 25 MPH speed limits.