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PennDOT to Host Open House Meeting for New Hanover Square Bridge Replacement in New Hanover Township
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will hold an open house public plans display on Thursday, November 7, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the New Hanover Township building at 2943 North Charlotte Street in Gilbertsville to inform citizens about an upcoming project to replace and improve the bridge that carries New Hanover Square Road over Swamp Creek in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
The purpose of the open house is to present the public with progress plans and a status update on the project. The meeting will be conducted as an open-house plans display where citizens will have the opportunity to circulate among the subject displays to gather information and discuss the different facets of the project with PennDOT's design team.
Under this project, PennDOT will replace the existing New Hanover Square Road bridge and culvert as well as raise the roadway on both approaches to provide safe access over Swamp Creek for residents, emergency services and the traveling public during storm events.
Built in 1934, the three-span, steel-I beam, bituminous bridge is 117 feet long, 29 feet wide and carries an average of 2,186 vehicles a day. The structure had a posted weight limit of 3 tons before it closed on September 6, 2018 following an inspection and discovery of severe deterioration of the superstructure and bridge deck.
Construction bids on the project are expected to open in summer 2020. The project is anticipated to be funded with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state dollars.
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