Milford-Montague Bridge reopens

MILFORD — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission reopened both vehicular travel lanes on the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge on Wednesday, May 20. The reopened bridge can once again provide unimpeded two-way travel as well as service wide- and permit loads. The Commission also opened all three lanes of the bridge’s new toll plaza and the bridge’s walkway at the same time. The occasion marked the attainment of “substantial completion” on a $19.1 million bridge rehabilitation project that began construction in February. The Commission sought to meet this major milestone in an effort to have the bridge reopened in time for the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend and the region’s summer tourism season. The Milford-Montague Toll Bridge is the northern-most bridge in the Commission’s 140-mile Delaware River jurisdiction. Located seven miles south of the New Jersey/New York state line, the bridge connects U.S. Route 206 at Montague, N.J. to U.S. Routes 6 and 209 at Milford. The bridge’s average daily traffic volume was 8,400 vehicles in 2008.