PennDOT to Reopen Remington Road Bridge in Lower Merion Township

PennDOT to Reopen Remington Road Bridge in Lower Merion Township

10/20/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) this afternoon will

reopen the township-owned Remington Road bridge over the west branch of the

Indian Creek in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County.

PennDOT began construction in July to replace the deteriorated bridge deck
and
beams. The single-span, prestressed adjacent box beam bridge was built in
1955.
It is 22 feet long and 58 feet wide. It carried an average of 10,000
vehicles a
day prior to its closure. The bridge had a 28-ton weight limit before
construction. The weight restriction has been removed.

The improvement of the Remington Road bridge is part of PennDOT's $2.4
million
project to rehabilitate five township-owned, structurally deficient bridges
in
Montgomery County. This local bridge improvement project was enabled
through
Act 89, Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

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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