PennDOT Marks Completion of Newly Built Holme Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia

PennDOT Marks Completion of Newly Built Holme Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia

7/19/2016-PHILADELPHIA

Lt. Gov. Mike Stack and local elected officials cut a ceremonial ribbon
today
to mark the completion of the $16.7 million improvement project to replace
the
two structurally deficient bridges carrying Holme Avenue over U.S. 1
(Roosevelt
Boulevard) in Philadelphia, with a single structure, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced.

"The new bridge will ease congestion and enhance safety and mobility for
motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists crossing over Roosevelt Boulevard,"
Stack
said. "This major improvement project is a prime example of PennDOT working

with local officials, businesses, civic organizations and residents to
champion
a transportation improvement project that will better serve commuters and
communities across northeast Philadelphia."

The new bridge carries four travel lanes; two turning lanes; 14-foot
outside
lanes to accommodate bicyclists; and 10-foot wide sidewalks for pedestrians

over U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard. PennDOT's contractor also rehabilitated
the
retaining walls along the express lanes on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard)
from
just north of Rhawn Street to approximately Benson Street; reset the city
owned
pedestrian bridge just north of Hoffnagle Street; and installed a new
traffic
signal at the intersection of Holme Avenue and Fairfield Street to better
accommodate emergency services and customers at Nazareth Hospital.

Construction on the $16,779,093 project, funded through Act 89, the state's

transportation plan, began in September 2014, and was scheduled to finish
in
August 2016. However, the contractor, Buckley & Company, Inc. of
Philadelphia,
adjusted the construction schedule to open the new bridge to traffic in
September 2015, seven months ahead of schedule, while they worked to
complete
other portions of the project.

Physical work on the project was scheduled to be completed by August 2016,
but
the contractor finished more than a month ahead of schedule.

Built in 1964, the two former structurally deficient Holme Avenue bridges
were
110 feet long and 50 feet wide and carried an average of 22,000 vehicles
per
day before construction began in September 2014.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by
visiting
www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides
traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and
access
to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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