Lambertville-New Hope Bridge To Close For 18 Hours Next Week

The Lambertville-New Hope Bridge will close next week for 18 hours so crews can complete emergency utility work, the New Jersey Department of Transportation has announced. The closure is necessary for crews to replace two utility poles on Bridge Street in Lambertville, NJDOT said.

The closures will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 and go until approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26. Bridge Street will close at Union Street in Lambertville and in New Hope, Bridge Street will close at Main Street.

Detours will be in place on both sides of the bridge. Access to the parking lots for Lambertville Station and Lilly’s on the Canal will be closed. Lambertville Station Restaurant will be closed for dinner on Tuesday, April 25 and local police will direct guests of Lambertville Station Inn.

The following detours will be in place, according to NJDOT:

• New Jersey Traffic Heading to Pennsylvania: Traffic on Route 179/Bridge Street heading westbound towards New Hope will be directed to turn right onto Main Street to Route 202 westbound and across the Toll Bridge into Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania Traffic Heading to New Jersey: Traffic on Bridge Street heading toward Lambertville will directed to turn left onto Main Street to Route 202 eastbound and across the Toll Bridge into New Jersey.

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