PennDOT to Restrict College Avenue for Bridge Replacement in Haverford Township, Delaware County

PennDOT to Restrict College Avenue for Bridge Replacement in Haverford
Township, Delaware County

3/22/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane restrictions are scheduled on College Avenue between Walton Lane and
Haverford Road in Haverford Township, Delaware County, on Monday, March 27,

through Friday, March 31, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for utility
improvements,
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Traffic will be controlled by flagging.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the
construction area because slowdowns may occur. The work schedule is weather

dependent.

The operation is part of PennDOT's $5.2 million project to replace the
structurally-deficient College Avenue bridge over SEPTA railroad tracks and
the
adjacent culvert over Cobbs Creek.

PennDOT's contractor will work to replace the two-span concrete encased
steel
beam bridge with a one-span composite pre-stressed concrete box beam
structure
and construct a new precast reinforced concrete arch culvert. The project
is
scheduled to finish in November 2017.

The project also includes improvements to the traffic signals at the
intersection of College Avenue and Haverford Road, and the addition of left

turn lanes on College Avenue at this intersection.

The new structure over SEPTA tracks will be 42 feet wide and 58 feet long.
It
will have two 11-foot travel lanes and a 10-foot left turn lane. It will
also
have a five-foot sidewalk on the west side of the structure and a two-foot
shoulder on the east side.

The new concrete arch culvert will be 42 feet wide and 24 feet long. It
will
have two 11-foot travel lanes and a 10-foot painted center gore area. It
will
also feature a five-foot sidewalk on the west side of the structure and a
two-foot shoulder on the east side.

The existing two-span bridge over SEPTA was built in 1931. It is 42 feet
wide
and 63 feet long. The structure carries an average of 4,637 vehicles a day.
The
one-span concrete arch culvert over Cobbs Creek was built in 1924. It is 30

feet wide and 16 feet long.

Road-Con, Inc. of West Chester, Chester County, is the general contractor
on
the $5,240,145 project that 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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