PennDOT Reopens Keebler Road Bridge in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County

PennDOT Reopens Keebler Road Bridge in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery
County

9/21/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today reopened the
newly rehabilitated township-owned Keebler Road bridge over Abrams Run in
Upper
Merion Township, Montgomery County.

The rehabilitation of the Keebler Road bridge is part of PennDOT's $2.4
million
project to rehabilitate five township-owned, structurally deficient bridges
in
Montgomery County.

Construction began on June 20, 2016, to replace the bridge deck and beams.
The
single-span, prestressed adjacent box beam bridge was built in 1960. It is
38
feet long and 58 feet wide. It carried 4,600 vehicles a day and was posted
with
a 28-ton weight restriction when it closed. The bridge is no longer posted
with
a weight limit.

This local bridge improvement project was enabled through Act 89
legislation,
Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

In addition to Keebler Road, PennDOT's contractor will replace the
superstructures (bridge decks and beams) on the Trewigtown Road bridge over

Neshaminy Creek in Hatfield Township; and the Remington Road bridge over
the
west branch of Indian Creek in Lower Merion Township.

Construction on the Violet Lane bridge over the east branch of Indian Creek
in
Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, was completed on June 7, and the
rehabilitation of the Oreland Mill Road bridge over Sunnybrook Creek in
Springfield Township, Montgomery County, finished on June 13.

J.D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Chester County, is the general contractor on
the
$2,684,206 project. The rehabilitation of the five bridges is expected to
be
completed in late 2016. The project is financed with 100 percent state
funds.

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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