PennDOT to Host Open House Public Meeting for Byberry Road Bridge Replacement Project in Philadelphia

PennDOT to Host Open House Public Meeting for Byberry Road Bridge
Replacement Project in Philadelphia

8/31/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will hold an open
house
public meeting on Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at
the
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 at 11630 Caroline Road in Philadelphia to

inform citizens of the project to replace the structurally deficient bridge

carrying Byberry Road over CSX Railroad tracks in Philadelphia.

The meeting will feature an open house plans display and a presentation at
7:30
p.m. Citizens will have the opportunity to circulate among the project
displays
to gather information and discuss the different facets of the project with
PennDOT's design team and City of Philadelphia officials.

PennDOT is preparing the design of a replacement structure in conjunction
with
the City of Philadelphia since Byberry Road is city street and the new
bridge
will be owned and maintained by the city. PennDOT will keep Byberry Road
open
to traffic during construction, which is expected to start in late 2019 or
early 2020.

The existing steel truss structure was erected as a temporary crossing by
PennDOT in 1996 through a Public Utility Commission order. The two-span
bridge
is posted with a three-ton weight limit.

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

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information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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