PennDOT to Begin Rehabilitation of University Road Bridge over U.S. 1 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County

PennDOT to Begin Rehabilitation of University Road Bridge over U.S. 1 in
Upper Oxford Township, Chester County

7/18/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today
that
construction will begin Monday, July 31, to rehabilitate the structurally
deficient bridge carrying University Road over U.S. 1 in Upper Oxford
Township,
Chester County. Construction on the bridge is expected to be completed in
early
September.

Due to the nature of the bridge repairs, University Road will be closed and

detoured during construction between Baltimore Pike and Penns Grove Road.
Motorists will be directed to use Baltimore Pike and Route 896 (Newark
Road).
Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone.

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

As part of the rehabilitation, crews will repair the existing concrete
bridge
deck using hydro demolition and apply a latex modified concrete overlay;
reseal
existing deck joints; make minor repairs to the beams and minor concrete
repairs to the substructure; and clean existing beam seats. The bridge will
no
longer be structurally deficient following these repairs.

The University Road Bridge over U.S. 1 was built in 1968. The four-span
pre-stressed concrete-I beam bridge is 188 feet long, 37 feet wide and
carries
an average of 605 vehicles a day.

The structure is one of 10 bridges in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery
counties
that PennDOT is repairing under a $5,505,505 project financed by Act 89,
the
state's transportation plan.

Last week, the Spring Garden Street Bridge over I-76 became the first
structure
to be reopened under this project. Two other bridges are currently under
construction, including the bridge carrying Terwood Road over Pennypack
Creek
in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, and the bridge carrying U.S.
1
over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester County.

The other six bridges included in this rehabilitation project include:

• Thatcher Road over Tohickon Creek in Richland Township, Bucks County;
• Thatcher Road over Dimple Creek in Haycock Township, Bucks County;
• Township Road over U.S. 1 in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County;
• Cowpath Road over Perkiomen Creek in Salford and Franconia townships,
Montgomery County;
• Gypsy Lane over I-76 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County; and
• Farmington Avenue over Route 100 in Upper Pottsgrove, Montgomery County.

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

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in October 2019.

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.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

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
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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