Public Meetings Set On Future Of 70-Year-Old Delaware River Bridge

People look at information boards at a March meeting on the bridge plan. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and New Jersey Turnpike Authority will hold a series of public open houses this week to discuss options for the aging Delaware River Bridge.

The public meetings will look at rehabilitation and replacement options for the existing 70-year-old bridge that connect the Pennsylvania and New Jersey turnpikes.

The same information will be shared at all three public involvement opportunities – two in-person open houses and one virtual session.

Officials said the project aims to improve the bridge, ease congestion, and support the completion of I-95 to make it continuous throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The bridge became part of I-95 after the completion of the interchange project in Bristol Township in 2018.

The Delaware River Turnpike bridge from Bristol Borough in early 2025. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

“This series of meetings will provide the public with updates on the project, the results of the alternatives analysis, the proposed alternatives to be studied in the SEIS, potential environmental impacts, future public involvement opportunities and next steps,” a statement said.

The in-person open houses will not feature a formal presentation, but instead, there will be project team to answer questions.

The first meeting will be held virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. Registration is available at DelawareRiverTurnpikeBridge.com.

The Pennsylvania In-Person Public Meeting Open House will take place Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Benjamin Franklin Middle School at 6401 Mill Creek Road in Levittown.

The New Jersey In-Person Public Meeting Open House: Thursday, Oct. 16, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Florence Township Municipal Building at 711 Broad Street in Florence.

The public can also review meeting materials and provide feedback online through Nov. 14. on the project website.

The project is currently in the preliminary engineering phase.