Creek Road Scheduled to Close for Two Months for Bridge Construction in Birmingham Township, Chester County

Creek Road Scheduled to Close for Two Months for Bridge Construction in
Birmingham Township, Chester County

6/5/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Creek Road is scheduled to close between Meetinghouse Road and Route 52
(Lenape
Road) in Birmingham Township, Chester County, beginning Thursday, June 15,
for
construction related to an $8.6 million project to replace the
structurally-deficient Route 926 (Street Road) bridge over the Brandywine
Creek
in Birmingham and Pocopson townships, the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. Creek Road will remain closed
through
mid-August.

During construction, Creek Road motorists will be detoured over U.S. 1
(Baltimore Pike) and Route 52 (Lenape Road). While local access on Creek
Road
will be maintained during the closure, Route 926 (Street Road) motorists
will
not have access to Creek Road.

PennDOT is improving Route 926 (Street Road) by replacing the 79-year-old
bridge with a new three-span structure built at a higher elevation;
rebuilding
and raising 1,700 feet of the roadway approaches to make them less prone to

flooding; replacing the nearby culvert over Radley Run with an 84-foot twin

arch concrete culvert; and realigning 800 feet of Creek Road at its
northern
intersection with Route 926 (Street Road).

The new, aesthetically-designed bridge will be built to resemble the
current
structure and have stone form liners covering the piers so they resemble
the
existing piers. The structure also will include an open, higher railing.
The
new bridge is scheduled to reopen by September 1.

Following the reopening of Route 926 (Street Road), there will be one
weekend
in spring 2018 when Route 926 (Street Road) will close for the final
resurfacing of the new bridge and culvert.

The existing four-span bridge was built in 1937 and rehabilitated in 1974.
The
steel I-beam structure is 190 feet long and 26 feet wide. The bridge, which
is
posted with a weight restriction of 26 tons and 33 tons for combination
loads,
carries approximately 13,200 vehicles a day.

To improve travel through the intersection of Route 52 (Lenape Road) and
Pocopson Road/West Creek Road, PennDOT's contractor activated a new traffic

signal that includes a Flashing Yellow Arrow signal for left turns from
Route
52 (Lenape Road) to Pocopson Road/West Chester Road, in addition to the
standard red, yellow and green lights. This Flashing Yellow Arrow signal is
the
first to operate in the Philadelphia region.

More information on the Flashing Yellow Arrow signals and other traffic
signal
initiatives is available at www.penndot.gov in the Traffic Signals,
Management
section of "Travel in PA".

Clearwater Construction Inc., of Mercer, Pa., is the general contractor on
the
$8,614,000 project financed with 100 percent state funds.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

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 825 traffic cameras.

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

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