Preparations for the project were initiated in early 2003 and culminated with the June 14, 2012 issuance of a pivotal Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The FHWA’s determination validated the project’s extensive environmental documentation (Environmental Assessment and Addendum to the Environmental Assessment) compiled by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission and its project management team.
Note: A concise memo on the traffic diversion findings in the EA Addendum may be viewed here.
With the FHWA’s action in 2012, project preparations shifted to updating of project right-of-way plans, identification and execution of priority work items in anticipation of design and construction, and delivery of retrieved unearthed archaeological materials to state museums in Harrisburg and Trenton.
The Commission formally moved the project into the final design phase in early 2015. This action followed the completion of a system-wide investment-grade (Level III) traffic and revenue study in 2014 and a reconfirmation that the project would be executed as a conventional design-bid-build project.
The program cost of the project was $534 million. (This figure represents the all-in cost and includes construction, concept plans, final design, environmental documentation and all other previous and projected expenditures.)
The project involved much more than a replacement of the current functionally obsolete four-lane Scudder Falls Bridge. The project also included safety upgrades to the two highway interchanges at both ends of the bridge, widening of the approach highway (formerly signed I-95 but switched to I-295 for reasons unrelated to the project) from the bridge to Route 322 in Pennsylvania, and construction of shoulders on the bridge crossing to handle breakdowns and emergencies. The two inside shoulder lanes would have the capacity to serve proposed bus/rapid transit routes. A shared-use bike/pedestrian walkway was constructed on the bridge’s upstream side to connect canal paths on both sides of the river. Also noise-abatement walls were installed where warranted in the project area.
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