Traffic & Transit
Ramp To I-295 South Remains Closed, Completion Date Moved Up
According to the toll bridge commission, the NJ Route 175 access ramp is closed as part of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project.
NEWTOWN, PA — The NJ Route 175 entry ramp to southbound I-295 remains closed, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
"A variety of tasks still need to be completed before the NJ Route 175 access ramp to I-295 South can be opened to traffic," according to the commission, which closed the ramp as part of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project.
The ramp’s projected opening date has been moved up a week to around Friday.
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All other ramps and travel lanes in the project area have been put into service, although short-duration off-peak lane closures or traffic stoppages are possible going forward.
The entire bridge project, nearly five years in the making, remains on track to reach “substantial completion” by mid-December, according to the commission.
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