PennDOT Reopens Bridges on Rocky Ridge Road and State Road in Bucks County

PennDOT Reopens Bridges on Rocky Ridge Road and State Road in Bucks County

4/9/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today reopened the
bridge carrying Rocky Ridge Road over a branch of Tohickon Creek in
Richland
Township, and the bridge carrying State Road over a branch of Cooks Creek
in
Springfield Township, following a pair of successful bridge replacement
projects in Bucks County.

On Rocky Ridge Road, PennDOT's contractor constructed a single-span box
culvert
as well as upgraded all safety features, including installation of new
guide
rail. In addition, the bridge was widened to accommodate two travel lanes.
The
new structure is 17 feet long and 25 feet wide.

The new culvert replaces the single-span steel I-beam structure which was
built
in 1927. That structure was 19 feet long and 16 feet wide, and carried an
average of 119 vehicles a day.

On State Road, PennDOT's contractor replaced the existing bridge with a
concrete rigid frame system as well as upgraded all safety features. The
new
structure is 13 feet long and 29 feet wide.

The new bridge replaces the one-span reinforced concrete slab bridge, which
was
built in 1912. It was 13 feet long and 26 feet wide, and carried an average
of
1,463 vehicles a day.

The replacement of these two bridges was performed under PennDOT's
$11,766,000
project to rehabilitate eight structurally-deficient bridges in Bucks,
Chester,
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, and replace six
structurally-deficient
culverts in Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties.

Later this month, crews will begin work to repair the bridge carrying
Grubbs
Mill Road over Crum Creek in Willistown Township, Chester County, which was

closed in March due to structural damage sustained from impact by a
vehicle.

The other bridges/culverts currently under construction include:

• MacDade Boulevard over the Muckinipattis Creek in Glenolden Borough,
Delaware
County; and
• White Horse Road over a branch of Pickering Creek in Schuylkill Township,

Chester County.

Structures completed under this project include:

• Route 282 (Creek Road) over a branch of Brandywine Creek in East
Brandywine
Township, Chester County;
• Route 113 (Souderton Road) over Mill Creek in Hilltown Township, Bucks
County;
• Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia;
• The historic Loux Covered Bridge over Cabin Run on Carver-Wismer Road in
Bedminster Township, Bucks County;
• Oxford Valley Road over U.S. 1 in Falls, Lower Makefield and Middletown
townships, Bucks County;
• Route 663 (Layfield Road) bridge over Green Lane Reservoir Creek in Upper

Hanover Township, Montgomery County;
• Edenton Road bridge over Rattlesnake Run in Upper Oxford Township,
Chester
County;
• Torresdale Avenue bridge over Academy Road in Philadelphia; and
• Route 82 (Doe Run Road) over a branch of Sucker Run in East Fallowfield
Township, Chester County.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor
on
this project that is financed with 100 percent state funds through Act 89,
Pennsylvania's transportation plan. Work on the entire project is expected
to
be completed in August 2018.

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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