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Motorists seem to have adjusted to the closing of one land on the Walt Whitman Bridge while a redecking project is underway. AAA reports no complaints from motorists.
No bridge closures will be scheduled during Labor Day weekend. Gantry-crane removal is one of the final steps in the multi-year, $140 million re-decking project, which is expected to end in December.
The Walt Whitman Bridge will be closed to traffic for four hours next Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing re-decking project.
⚠️Walt Whitman Bridge to *CLOSE* tonight from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. Wednesday, 10/14. The closure is necessary to allow the installation of a new overhead sign gantry structure which spans ...
Matt RourkeAP PhotoThe Walt Whitman Bridge, one of four spans between Pennsylvania and New Jersey operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. Motorists who use the bridge during nighttime are ...
An NTSB list of 68 bridges that should be evaluated for collapse risk includes five in the Philadelphia area that cross the Delaware River.
If you are planning to travel between Philadelphia and New Jersey in the overnight hours, the Walt Whitman work is done and you don't have to worry about another overnight closure. The bridge ...
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The Coast Guard is also worried about the condition of the SS United States before its voyage to Alabama.
The Walt Whitman Bridge connecting southern New Jersey with Philadelphia will be closed for several hours early Wednesday and perhaps Thursday as well, the AP reports. The Delaware Port Authority says ...
The Walt Whitman Bridge has been open for more than 54 years, so it’s understandable that it needs an upgrade. That upgrade is going to take almost three years and cost just less than $140 million.