Six projects are in the works for the Delaware Canal State Park in Washington Crossing, Solebury Township and New Hope. DCNR (the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) has announced that the projects require dewatering the canal, which will prevent trout stocking this year. Impacts to the water in the canal are expected to last throughout the spring.

The projects include bridge replacements and construction, and emergency repairs with completion dates that vary for individual projects.

Buckstone, David Library Bridge replacement, Washington Crossing: full replacement of the superstructure, repairs to the west abutment and replacement of the east abutment.

Tebola Beans Bridge, Washington Crossing: full replacement of the entire structure.

Bowman’s Hill wastegate repair, Solebury Township: repair concrete apron of the wastegate and replace timber wastegates and repair a large portion of missing stone on southern wingwall impacted by 2018 flooding. This wastegate is a critical control point for canal water levels and in its current condition, cannot retain water adequately.

Emergency scour repair to Thompson Neely Access Bridge over Delaware Canal, Solebury: underpinning at both abutment stem walls, and stone masonry repointing.

Emergency stone masonry wingwall repair, New Hope: rebuild the southeast wingwall at the bridge over the inlet channel that collapsed during a storm event on July 15, 2023.

Towpath bypass over Delaware Canal Inlet, New Hope: replacing the existing temporary crossing to facilitate access of equipment critical to canal maintenance.

Delaware Canal State Park