Route 611, Route 212 Weekday Lane Restrictions Scheduled for Bridge Replacement in Durham Township, Bucks County

Route 611, Route 212 Weekday Lane Restrictions Scheduled for Bridge
Replacement in Durham Township, Bucks County

3/16/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane restrictions are scheduled to begin next week on Route 611 (Easton
Road)
and Route 212 (Durham Road) for construction related to a project to
replace
the bridge carrying Route 611 (Easton Road) over Cooks Creek in Durham
Township, Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT)
announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, March 19, through Friday, April 6, from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
weekday
lane closures with flagging are scheduled on Route 611 (Easton Road)
between
Route 212 (Durham Road) and Durham Road; and
• Monday, March 19, through Friday, April 6, from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
weekday
lane closures with flagging are scheduled on Route 212 (Durham Road)
between
Route 611 (Easton Road) and Red Bridge Road.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
areas
because slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather
dependent.

The work is part of a project to replace the Route 611 (Easton Road) over
Cooks
Creek with a single-span, pre-stressed, concrete bulb-tee beam bridge. The
new
structure will be 71 feet long, 50 feet wide and will include eight-foot
shoulders.

The project scope also includes the reconstruction of the intersection of
Route
611 (Easton Road) and Route 212 (Durham Road); improvements to the
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources' adjacent parking lot; and removal of
the
previously abandoned, adjacent concrete arch bridge.

During construction, one lane of traffic will be maintained through the
project
area as the contractor builds the new structure. In addition, Route 611
(Easton
Road) will be closed and detoured at least three overnights. When the
highway
is closed, Route 611 (Easton Road) motorists will be directed to use Route
212
(Durham Road) and Route 412 (Main Street).

Built in 1958, the current bridge carrying Route 611 (Easton Road) over
Cooks
Creek is 32 feet wide, 72 feet long and carries an average of 5,500
vehicles
per day.

PKF-Mark III, of Newton, Bucks County, is the general contractor on the
$5,136,221 bridge improvement project which is financed with 80 percent
federal
and 20 percent state funds. Construction is expected to be completed in
fall of
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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