Signed detour will be in place for approximately five weeks

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the ramp from Route 90 eastbound/Betsy Ross Bridge to John Tipton Boulevard/Suckle Highway/Hylton Road will be closed and detoured as a concrete repair project advances in Pennsauken.

Beginning at 7:00 p.m., tonight, Tuesday, October 27, the Delaware River Port Authority’s contractor, South State, is scheduled to close and detour the ramp from Route 90 eastbound/Betsy Ross Bridge to John Tipton Boulevard/Suckle Highway/Hylton Road. This closure will allow the contractor to complete paving on the ramp. The following signed detour will be in place for approximately five weeks:

Route 90 eastbound/Betsy Ross Bridge to Route 130 northbound detour:

• Motorists traveling on Route 90 eastbound/Betsy Ross Bridge wishing to take the ramp to John Tipton Boulevard/Suckle Highway/Hylton Road will be directed to take the ramp to Route 130 northbound, which is immediately after the ramp to Tipton Boulevard/Suckle Highway/Hylton Road
• Merge onto Route 130 northbound and keep right
• Take the ramp to Route 73 northbound/Tacony Bridge
• Merge onto Route 73 northbound and keep right
• Take the ramp to Route 130 southbound/Pennsauken/Camden
• Merge onto Route 130 southbound
• Turn right onto Hylton Road, Suckle Highway, or John Tipton Boulevard

Variable Message Signs are being utilized to provide advance notification to the motoring public of all traffic pattern changes associated with the work. NJDOT will provide information before any lane closures are scheduled.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info or on the NJDOT Facebook page.