PennDOT to Begin Rehabilitation of Farmington Avenue Bridge over Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) in Montgomery County

PennDOT to Begin Rehabilitation of Farmington Avenue Bridge over Route 100
(Pottstown Pike) in Montgomery County

3/16/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Construction is scheduled to begin Wednesday, March 28, on a project to
rehabilitate the structurally-deficient bridge carrying Farmington Avenue
over
Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County,
the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

Due to the nature of the repairs, Farmington Avenue will be closed and
detoured
between Laura Lane and West Moyer Road. Eastbound Farmington Avenue
motorists
will be directed to use the ramp to southbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike)
to
State Road and Wilson Street. Westbound Farmington Avenue motorists will be

directed to use the ramp to northbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) to Route
73
(East Philadelphia Avenue) and southbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike).

In addition, periodic weekday lane restrictions with flagging will be in
effect
through early June, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, in both directions on Route
100
(Pottstown Pike) between North State Road and Moyer Road in Upper
Pottsgrove
Township, Montgomery County.

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

As part of the bridge rehabilitation, crews are repairing the existing
concrete
bridge deck using hydro demolition and applying a latex modified concrete
overlay; replacing the existing deck joints; resetting the bearings;
painting
the entire steel superstructure; performing concrete repairs to the
abutments;
upgrading safety features and milling and paving the bridge approaches. The

bridge is expected to reopen in mid-May.

The Farmington Avenue bridge over Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) was built in
1964.
The one-span, welded, steel-I beam bridge is 113 feet long, 45 feet wide
and
carries an average of 4,494 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:

• Gypsy Lane over Interstate 76 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery
County;
• 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 remaining bridges included in this rehabilitation project include:

• Thatcher Road over Tohickon Creek in Richland Township, Bucks County; and

• Thatcher Road over Dimple Creek in Haycock Township, Bucks County.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor
on
the project which is financed with 100 percent state funds.

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, 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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