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Trail Closure Updates – Two in Yardley, One in Tinicum

Trail Closure Updates – Two in Yardley, One in Tinicum

October 27, 2020

From the Delaware Canal State Park

TRAIL CLOSURE UPDATES 

TINICUM AQUEDUCT AREA (MILE 37):  The towpath and pedestrian bridge at the Tinicum Aqueduct is now REOPENED as of 9/25.

SCUDDER FALLS AREA (MILE 16):  The towpath may be closed intermittently in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, through end of November 2020.  Signs will be posted on the trail during the closure periods.  Closures may occur between 7am-5pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be conducting work on the new bridge over the canal and towpath during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.scudderfallsbridge.com or you can contact the toll-free info line at 855-495-7726.

YARDLEY AREA (MILE 14): [NEW]  Beginning Oct 13, the towpath will be closed in Yardley between the Mary Yardley footbridge and Sommer’s Camelback bridge, Monday through Friday 8am-4pm, while DCNR staff complete a towpath elevation project.  During the closure, heavy equipment will be actively working on the towpath making it unsafe for visitors to pass through.  Closure signs are posted at either end of the closure.  The towpath will be open on weekends.  This notice will be updated when the project is complete.

|| October 27, 2020 || Tagged With: Scudder Falls Bridge, Tinicum Aqueduct, Yardley ||

Updates to Towpath Closures at Tinicum Aqueduct and Scudders Falls Area

Updates to Towpath Closures at Tinicum Aqueduct and Scudders Falls Area

August 18, 2020

TINICUM AQUEDUCT AREA (MILE 37):  The towpath at the Tinicum Aqueduct is currently closed 24/7 for visitor safety.  This closure is due to the ongoing repair project at the aqueduct and will be in effect into September.   This section of the trail will NOT be open weekends.  Please reference the park map and plan ahead, as there is no safe detour route.

SCUDDER FALLS AREA (MILE 16):  The towpath may be closed intermittently in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, intermittently through end of September 2020.  Closures may occur between 6 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be conducting work on the new bridge over the canal and towpath during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.scudderfallsbridge.com or you can contact the toll-free info line at 855-495-7726.

|| August 18, 2020 || Tagged With: Closures, Scudder Falls Bridge, Tinicum Aqueduct ||

New Trailhead to Reopen on June 6

New Trailhead to Reopen on June 6

June 3, 2020

1799 House Trailhead near the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge to Reopen for Public Use Saturday, June 6. Facility Closed Since March 17 due to Coronavirus Pandemic

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s 1799 House trailhead is scheduled to reopen for public use early Saturday, June 6.

The facility, which has public bathrooms, is adjacent to the Delaware Canal near the Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge’s Pennsylvania abutment.  It is accessible from the Commission-owned park-and-ride lot at the corner of Taylorsville and Woodside roads in Lower Makefield, PA.  Once reopened, the building will be accessible dawn to dusk seven days a week except when cleaning work is taking place.

The building, which the Commission owns and maintains, was closed temporarily in the interest of public health and safety due to fast-spreading coronavirus infections in mid-March.

|| June 3, 2020 || Tagged With: bathrooms, reopening, Scudder Falls Bridge, trailhead ||

Towpath to Close Intermittently at Scudder Falls

Towpath to Close Intermittently at Scudder Falls

April 20, 2020

INTERMITTENT TRAIL CLOSURE:  The towpath may be closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, intermittently through end of May 2020.  Closures may occur between 6am-5pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be conducting work on the new bridge over the canal and towpath during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.scudderfallsbridge.com or you can contact the toll-free info line at 855-495-7726.

 

|| April 20, 2020 || Tagged With: Closure, Delaware Canal State Park, Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath Trail ||

Towpath Closures at Scudder Falls Bridge Project Now Intermittent

Towpath Closures at Scudder Falls Bridge Project Now Intermittent

November 20, 2019

INTERMITTENT TRAIL CLOSURE:  The towpath may be closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, intermittently through end of December 2019.  Closures may occur between 6am-5pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be demolishing the existing bridge over the canal during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.drjtbc.org/project/scudder-falls or you can contact the Delaware Canal State Park Office at 610-982-5560.

|| November 20, 2019 || Tagged With: Closures, Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath Trail ||

Towpath to be Closed at Scudder’s Falls Bridge Project

Towpath to be Closed at Scudder’s Falls Bridge Project

Wednesday, November 6

24/7 TRAIL CLOSURE:  The towpath is closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, beginning Wednesday November 6 and lasting roughly 2 weeks.  Contractors for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) working on the interstate bridge will be demolishing the old span over the Canal, which will require day and night closure of the towpath below.  This section WILL be closed over the weekend of November 9 and 10, and possibly November 16 and 17.  We will update this closure notice once the work is complete and the trail is reopened. For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.drjtbc.org/project/scudder-falls or you can contact the Delaware Canal State Park Office at 610-982-5560.

|| November 6, 2019 || Tagged With: Closure, Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath Trail ||

Towpath Closure at Scudder Falls Bridge Project

Towpath Closure at Scudder Falls Bridge Project

July 20, 2018

From the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission:

Delaware Canal Towpath in Pennsylvania near Scudder Falls Bridge

To Close Six Days a Week Starting July 30

Towpath Section to be Open Sundays Only until August 31

LOWER MAKEFIELD, PA – A short section of the Delaware Canal towpath on the Pennsylvania side of the Scudder Falls Bridge is scheduled to be closed six days a week beginning Monday, July 30, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced today.

The scheduled towpath closure is needed to ensure public safety while construction activities take place on the approach bridge that carries I-295/I-95 across the canal. This work initially will involve mobilization activities and then expansion of the approach bridge’s abutment as a precursor to widening the roadway before the river bridge.

The towpath is scheduled to be barricaded and inaccessible to the public from Woodside Road to the project limits downstream of the canal’s I-295/I-95 overpass Monday through Saturday of each week from July 30 until August 31.

Under the current schedule, the towpath is expected to be open through the project area on Sundays only in the month of August. If all goes as scheduled, the affected towpath segment should be open for the Labor Day holiday weekend.

The aforementioned closure periods are subject to change due to weather and other considerations.

Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to exercise caution when traveling along the canal near or through work areas as the bridge replacement project construction activities proceed over the next t years.

More information and videos on the bridge replacement project are available at www.scudderfallsbridge.com

 

|| July 20, 2018 || Tagged With: Closure, Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath Trail ||

Towpath Closure Postponed until after January 1, 2018

Towpath Closure Postponed until after January 1, 2018

December 21, 2017

The towpath in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement project in Lower Makefield Township will not be closed during the week after Christmas.   The closure is now scheduled for after January 1, 2018.

|| December 21, 2017 || Tagged With: Lower Makefield Township, Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath Trail ||

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