Weldon Road Bridge News Today

The NJ DOT is concerned about possible "sudden failure" of the retaining wall on I-80 through the Water Gap but has not closed the road to traffic.

The NJDOT announced Thursday that the multi-stage project will get underway Monday and run from 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. each weeknight.

Weldon Road Bridge lanes reopening Wednesday morning New Jersey Herald JEFFERSON — Single lanes of traffic in each direction will open on the northern half of the Weldon Road bridge over Route 15 Wednesday at 7 a.m. The Department of Transportation reported new ramps to the bridge have been completed. The bridge was closed on Dec. 20, 2020 when a crack was discovered in a beam on the southern side of the bridge. Subsequent inspection discovered a large crack in a second beam as well. The br...

Route 15 south will be closed for the weekend. Here are the detours Staff report Beginning 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, Route 15 south will be closed and detours will be in place at the exit ramp to Route 181 as repair work continues on the Weldon Road Bridge in Jefferson Township. The closure is so workers can complete the demolition of a portion of the bridge over Route 15 south by removing two cracked girders and two adjacent girders, the state Department of Transportation said. The ...

The New Jersey Herald  was alerted to the possible presence of mine shafts under that area. The collapse of a mine shaft often works up through the earth causing whats known as "subsidence," or a settling of the surface. Schapiro told the Herald late Tuesday afternoon, "There is no evidence suggesting that there has been any settlement of the bridge, and we do not believe any previously existing mines in this area contributed to the current situation." But he also noted that "as a matter of d...