JERSEY CITY — New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Jamie Fox today announced the Pulaski Skyway will be closed in both directions over the course of eight weekends this spring for the installation of floor beams as the rehabilitation of the historic 83-year-old bridge advances.
Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, March 27, through 5 a.m. Monday, March 30, NJDOT’s contractor’s, CCA Civil Inc. and CCA Civil/Daidone Electric, Joint Venture are scheduled to close the Pulaski Skyway southbound at Tonnelle Circle for the removal and installation of floor beams that go across both the northbound and southbound travel lanes. The full closure includes all on and off ramps, including the southbound on ramp from Tonnelle Circle.
“While closing the Pulaski Skyway in both directions for a weekend creates an inconvenience, it is necessary to replace critical floor beams that span both the northbound and southbound lanes,” NJDOT Commissioner Jamie Fox said. “These weekend closures were always part of the plan and are similar to the full closure that was successfully done in the summer of 2013.”
A total of eight full weekend closures of the Skyway are scheduled to take place through the end of May. In addition to the installation of the full-span floor beams necessitating the closures, CCA Civil and CCA Civil/Daidone Electric, JV will take advantage of the southbound lane closure to stage equipment to install new deck panels on the northbound side of the Skyway along the entire length of the bridge. Additional weekend closures will be required for the project later in the year for reconstruction of the bridge decks in the area of Tonnelle Circle.
Pulaski Skyway weekend closures planned
