PennDOT to Rehabilitate Torresdale Avenue in Philadelphia

PennDOT to Rehabilitate Torresdale Avenue in Philadelphia

2/7/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced
that
construction is scheduled to begin Monday, February 13, to rehabilitate the

structurally deficient bridge that carries Torresdale Avenue over Academy
Road
in Philadelphia. Over the next three months, crews will repair concrete and
the
sub-structure on the bridge.

During construction, the right lane will be closed on northbound and
southbound
Torresdale Avenue between U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) and Interstate 95.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area.

The one span, prestressed concrete bridge was built in 1964. It is 93 feet
long
and 54 feet wide. The bridge is structurally deficient but not posted with
a
weight limit. The structure carries 18,967 vehicles a day.

The Torresdale Avenue bridge is the fifth bridge to go to construction
under
PennDOT's $11,766,000 project to replace six structurally deficient
culverts in
Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties, and rehabilitate four structurally
deficient bridges in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

Under this project, the contractor also will replace deteriorated culverts
at
the following locations: State Road bridge over a branch of Cooks Creek in
Springfield Township, Bucks County; Rocky Ridge Road over a branch of
Tohickon
Creek, Richland Township, Bucks County; White Horse Road over a branch of
Pickering Creek in Schuylkill Township, Chester County; Route 282 (Creek
Road)
over a branch of Brandywine Creek in East Brandywine Township, Chester
County;
and MacDade Boulevard over the Muckinipattis Creek in Glenolden Borough,
Delaware County.

PennDOT is currently rehabilitating the Route 663 (Layfield Road) bridge
over
the Perkiomen Creek in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County; Oxford
Valley
Road bridge over U.S. 1 in Falls and Lower Makefield townships, Bucks
County;
and Route 82 (Doe Run Road) in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County;
Edenton Road bridge over Rattlesnake Run in Upper Oxford Township, Chester
County.

In addition, the contract includes concrete and sub-structure repairs on
the
Torresdale Avenue bridge over Academy Road in Philadelphia.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor
on
this bridge improvement contract that is financed with 100 percent state
funds
through Act 89, Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

All work on the project is expected to be completed in August 2018.

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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