New Brunswick's Landing Lane Bridge Remains Closed 'Til November

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A well-traveled bridge that spans the Raritan River in New Brunswick will remain closed and out of operation until mid-November, after more structural problems were found underneath it.

The bridge is the Landing Lane Bridge, which crosses the river and connects the wooded Piscataway riverfront with Rutgers University and the city of New Brunswick. The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and towpath are also accessible from the bridge.

Landing Lane Bridge was initially closed for emergency repairs in mid-July and engineers thought repairs would take approximately six weeks.

But after further inspection, it was determined that the damage to the girders and webbing was greater than anticipated, and a more extensive repair would be required, said a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation this week.

These repairs will require utility relocations, and the DOT said it is working closely with PSE&G to reopen the bridge by mid-November.

A detour is as follows:

Landing Lane Bridge northbound detour:

• Motorists traveling on Landing Lane in New Brunswick wishing to cross the river to Piscataway will be directed to turn right onto George Street
• Continue on George Street, which becomes College Avenue
• Turn left onto Bishop Place
• Turn left onto George Street
• Turn right onto the ramp to Route 18 northbound
• Keep left to merge onto Route 18 northbound and cross the river
• Keep right and take the ramp to River Road/Piscataway/Highland Park

Landing Lane Bridge southbound detour:

• Motorists traveling on River Road wishing to cross the river to New Brunswick will be directed to take the ramp onto Route 18 southbound
• Merge onto Route 18 southbound and cross the river
• Keep right and take the ramp towards Route 27 southbound/George Street/New Brunswick/College Ave Campus
• Turn right at the end of the ramp onto Huntington Street
• Turn right onto College Avenue
• Continue on College Avenue, which becomes George Street, back to Landing Lane

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