Construction on N.J.-bound side of the Delaware Memorial bridge to temporarily close 2 lanes

The primary part of a $71 million, three-part building challenge to rehabilitate the bridge deck of the New Jersey sure span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge began Thursday. the work will end in two lanes being closed by way of November.

Two proper lanes of the northbound span shall be constantly closed by way of Nov. 22, simply earlier than the Thanksgiving vacation, to switch the bridge deck and enlargement joints, stated Delaware River and Bay Authority officers.

Building shall be suspended throughout the winter months and the height summer time journey season, officers stated.

“Utilizing hydro demolition, two inches of the previous deck shall be eliminated, and an Extremely Excessive-Efficiency Concrete deck overlay added,” stated David A. Hoppenjans, the authority’s chief engineer. “The work will fully resurface the New Jersey sure span with completion anticipated in 2023.”

The work is being executed by UHPC Options North America, LLC of Orange.

To deal with site visitors quantity, a bypass lane has been created to divert passenger automotive site visitors across the building zone. This bypass lane channels site visitors to the outside lane of the Delaware sure span and is for passenger automobiles sure for the New Jersey Turnpike solely. Industrial autos aren’t permitted to make use of the bypass lane.

The remaining three lanes of the Delaware sure span will stay open to site visitors.

A further third lane on the New Jersey sure facet shall be closed down throughout in a single day hours for concrete pouring operations. The remaining lanes on the New Jersey sure bridge will stay open to site visitors.

A bridge deck research performed on the New Jersey sure lanes discovered that deterioration of the floor had accelerated and wanted substantial repairs. A partial depth deck reconstruction using Extremely Excessive-Efficiency Concrete know-how is the best answer and is cheaper than a full bridge deck substitute, officers stated.

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Larry Higgs could also be reached at lhiggs@njadvancemedia.com.