Heard it on news 12 this am. Landing lane bridge will be closed for 6 weeks which in NJ means 6 months to a year. This could really screw up game day traffic flows. Make plans accordingly!
PSA: Landing Lane bridge closed for emergency repairs until mid November (to Open Dec. 17)
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You have to laugh at the DOT. You have 18 months of reduced traffic and no students on campus. And 5 weeks before the campus reopening they decide to start this project.
Thanks for the PSA! I have to go through there early tomorrow morning to Somerset so perfect timing. You are right --- in NJ terms, this will drag on for months. Forget 6 weeks.
The “Star Trek” bridge…so named because when you speed up while riding over it sounds like you’re going into warp drive.
They are probably starting the project one day after the bulletin because its an EMERGENCY.
Wow aren't you special. I would agree with you only this bridge has been on the need to fix list/replace list since 2014.
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen roads paved and then a few months later one of the utilities chop up the road for work (sometimes it’s emergency ,most often not ) .
The utilities work on their own schedule. They've held up many many road construction projects. At some point, the contractors just have to go ahead and do the work.
Where did it fit on the list of prioritized repairs? Just because it needs it doesn't mean that it happens quickly. They're are likely others that were deemed much more critical.
That old LL Bridge was a death trap waiting to happen.
Side note: used to bike to it when I was a kid, caught my first ever largemouth there.
They have actually schedule the LL bridge to be replaced in 2023.
https://www.nj.gov/transportation/community/meetings/documents/handout05072019.pdf
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/sto...nd-bridge-over-d-r-canal-replaced/3573157002/
Yes , I know . It’s just a waste of taxpayer dollars and could be managed better.
Yep I know. That is the rub in this story. It was critical enough to knock down and rebuild not critical enough to repair and maintain.
"What we have here is failure in communication" And the blame can probably be equally spread.
what about foot traffic? Pre and post game that is used for a lot of people who park in NB as well as students who don't want to wait for buses to go back to College Ave
Can't be as bad as it was before the Route 18 bridge opened in 1983, lol. It used to really suck going across the river back then via only the LL or Route 27 bridges...
To be clear, this is not the entirety of the Landing Lane Bridge over the River, but rather the much smaller bridge that spans the D&R Canal - evidence of this formerly being a swing bridge still exists, so you can imagine its age. Not sure because I haven't been over that way in a little while, but I wouldn't be surprised if these emergency repairs are related to the same bridge. In addition, when they do go through with this project, it would be nice if they could redesign the geometry of the Landing Lane/George Street intersection, but thats probably asking too much.
It's asking too much if you want it finished before 2030.
Many times there were full RU buses passing in opposite directions on LL bridge. Surprised that it never failed under the weight. It was also a tight fit from side to side. Some bus drivers would open the door to the bus to see if there was clearance with the other bus.
Motorists traveling on Landing Lane in New Brunswick wishing to cross the river to Piscataway will be directed to turn right onto George Street. From there drivers will:
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- 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
- 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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While the figures in RU Golfer's post are almost correct (1895 bridge was replaced in 1991/92) - this is wrong. Re-read my post that you quoted - this is the span in discussion.
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I believe you are correct. Because the bridge over D&R Canal is in the historic district of the Canal, the bridge appearance will likely need to be mimicked when reconstructed and the swing mechanism preserved. I also believe the county has plans to make George Street one way at this location, which would allow a bike Lane on George for better access to the D&R path.
The small bridge over the D&R is an older bridge built in 1920. The bridge over the Raritan, circa 1895, was replaced in the 1990's.
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Just played golf with one of the NJ State Civil Engineers whose supposed to look at that piece of crap tomorrow.
Well from what I know an inspection just revealed a problem. Like the bridge broke.
it happens. this was a big one a few years ago in NJ...
Photos show fracture in Turnpike bridge connecting Pa., NJ
Photos released by the Pennsylvania Turnpike show the damage in the Delaware River Bridge that forced the span to be shut down on Friday.
this is a recent one that's causing huge problems
Cracked Memphis Bridge Indefinitely Closed, Disrupting Supply Chain
Arkansas officials said it had the potential to become a "catastrophic event," adding, "The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic and the river was closed to barge traffic as a safety precaution."
www.npr.org
I got my first car because of the LL bridge, maybe during the time you're talking about. In '65, I was a freshman living at The Heights (will always be that to me), the bridge was either limited to cars only or closed completely and the buses were doing the 287 route. After complaining to my father that I was spending hours a week going between campuses, not a huge exaggeration, he bought me a '62 Corvair for, I think, $700. Thanks Dad!
They had detour signs for Landing Lane up on Rt. 18 South this morning and also by College Ave and Huntington Street. I didn't get THAT close to Landing Lane but from my vantage point it sure looked like it was closed. Traffic was no heavier than usual, but I was driving by at like 6:30am and then again like 7:30am.
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