Westbound I-76 Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Rehabilitation of Gypsy Lane Bridge in Montgomery County

Westbound I-76 Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for
Rehabilitation of Gypsy Lane Bridge in Montgomery County

11/9/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Overnight lane closures are scheduled on westbound Interstate 76 between
the
Gulph Mills and King of Prussia/Norristown interchanges in Upper Merion
Township, Montgomery County, on Monday, November 13, through Thursday,
November
16, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, for overhead construction on the
structurally-deficient bridge carrying Gypsy Lane over I-76, the
Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

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

The bridge carrying Gypsy Lane over I-76 has been closed since early
October as
crews repair the existing concrete bridge deck using hydro demolition and
apply
a latex modified concrete overlay, replace expansion joints at the
abutments as
well as complete other scheduled repairs. Construction is scheduled to be
completed later this month.

The three-span, steel-I beam bridge was built in 1950. It is 198 feet long
and
32 feet wide. The structure carries about 1,721 vehicles a day.

The structure 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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