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Not far from the location where George Washington and his Continental Army famously crossed the Delaware River at the height of the American Revolution, thousands of motorists are now crossing the Delaware on a new & modern expressway bridge capable of handling the traffic demands of today and tomorrow. Begun in 2017, the Scudder Falls Bridge replacement project is a $534 million program undertaken by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) and its prime contractor Trumbull Corporation aimed at replacing the aging/original interstate bridge over the Delaware River near Trenton, NJ with a wider/modern bridge built to the current interstate highway standards of the day. The original bridge opened in 1961 and included a narrow four-lane roadway without shoulders and substandard entry/exit ramps serving the interchanges at either end of the structure. For nearly 60 years, this bridge was part of the Interstate 95 corridor but in the aftermath of the realignment of the ...

The dual-span Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (Interstate 84) spans the Hudson River at Newburgh, NY A major milestone has been reached in the ongoing project to replace the deck of the westbound span of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (Interstate 84) in Newburgh, NY. The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) commenced this project in June 2020 in order to extend the useful service life of the westbound bridge by another 40 years while improving safety for travelers by upgrading bridge railings & parapets and expansion joints to modern design & operational standards. The entirety of the nearly 8,000 ft long deck is being removed down to the steel stringers and a new concrete deck will be cast and poured, complete with modified expansion joints and taller bridge parapets that meet modern interstate highway standards. Altogether, this project involves replacing about 350,000 square feet of deck space and is being executed in two distinct phases. The phase that was just completed in November ...