FHWA Plans EIS Update for PA-NJ Turnpike Interchange
Published Date: 4/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The Pennsylvania Turnpike and New Jersey Turnpike teams are planning big changes to the I-276/I-95 interchange, including replacing the Delaware River Bridge and fixing up nearby roads. This affects folks in Bucks County, PA, and Burlington County, NJ, and they want your thoughts by May 26, 2026. The project aims to make travel smoother and safer, with updates coming soon that could impact your daily drive and local traffic.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Construction will disrupt local travel
The project will replace the Delaware River Bridge and reconfigure nearby roads across a 3.2-mile study area (1.7 miles in Pennsylvania and 1.5 miles in New Jersey). You who travel in Bucks County, PA or Burlington County, NJ may face temporary traffic delays, detours, higher noise, and air quality effects during construction; the SEIS notes temporary traffic, air quality, and noise impacts during construction and recalls a previous 6-week closure that caused a 42-mile detour.
Possible property acquisitions and relocations
The SEIS says both build alternatives could lead to right-of-way acquisitions and relocations in the project area. If you own property or run a business in Bucks County, PA or Burlington County, NJ near the interchange, you could be subject to acquisition or relocation actions as part of construction.
Work may affect wetlands and protected species
Both build alternatives would require dredging and filling of Waters of the U.S. and could affect wetlands and federally listed species, including Atlantic Sturgeon and Shortnose Sturgeon. The SEIS says a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be required and Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act is expected to conclude in April 2027.
Historic bridge removal may affect community heritage
The SEIS states that both build alternatives would result in removal of the existing Delaware River Bridge, which is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and that the Delaware Canal National Historic Landmark is within the project area. Local communities may see a permanent loss or alteration of these historic resources.
Bicycle/pedestrian crossing could be revisited
The 2003 ROD identified eight issues that prevented adding a bicycle/pedestrian pathway to the bridge; the SEIS will revisit those issues and could re-evaluate adding a bike/ped facility or an improved crossing of the Delaware River Heritage Trail and canal towpath. If included, non-motorized users near the bridge could gain safer crossing options.
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