PennDOT Reopens Gypsy Lane Bridge over I-76 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County

PennDOT Reopens Gypsy Lane Bridge over I-76 in Upper Merion Township,
Montgomery County

11/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the
bridge carrying Gypsy Lane over Interstate 76 in Upper Merion Township,
Montgomery County, reopened today.

PennDOT's contractor rehabilitated the bridge by repairing the existing
concrete deck using hydro demolition; applying a latex modified concrete
overlay; and replacing the expansion joints at the abutments as well as
complete other scheduled repairs.

While the bridge has reopened, there will be additional work on the
substructure in the future that will require lane restrictions on I-76.

Built in 1950, the three-span, steel-I beam Gypsy Lane bridge is 198 feet
long
and 32 feet wide. The structure carries an average of 1,721 vehicles a day.

The bridge is one of 11 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.

Structures completed under this project include:

• Northbound U.S. 1 over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester
County;
• Southbound U.S. 1 over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester
County;
• Cowpath Road over Perkiomen Creek in Salford and Franconia townships,
Montgomery County;
• Township Road over U.S. 1 in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County;
• University Road bridge over U.S. 1 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester
County;
• Spring Garden Street bridge over Interstate 76 in West Conshohocken
Borough,
Montgomery County; and
• Terwood Road bridge over Pennypack Creek in Upper Moreland Township,
Montgomery County.

The other three 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; and
• Farmington Avenue over Route 100 in Upper Pottsgrove, Montgomery County.

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

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.

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, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 850
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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