NEW HOPE, Pa. (CBS) – Traffic across the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge – also known as the Free Bridge – is flowing, for a few more days.
Starting Tuesday, the eastbound lane will close for repairs.
“Good thing is that it’s starting in the winter. So by the time spring and summer comes, we are already used to it,” Michelle Ware, owner of The Little Radish smoothie and juice bar, said.
The spot is inside The Ferry Market food hall, around the corner from the bridge. Ware knows that starting next week, customers will face detours to get their favorite juices and smoothies. She said she is ready to keep business afloat with delivery and online ordering.
“So, you can order it online and it will already be ready by the time you get here,” she said.
Ware was ready to pivot for a while. The work will leave the westbound lane open, and it will not be done until the end of September 2024. However, Joseph Resta, executive director of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, said the bridge needs these repairs.