Two Bridge Replacement Projects Starting in Armstrong County

The Public-Private Partnership (P3) to rebuild 558 bridges all across Pennsylvania has its first projects starting in Armstrong with traffic restrictions occurring on two bridges.

Starting July 13 in Cowanshannock Township drivers should be alert for flaggers and short term traffic stops during daytime hours at the SR839 bridge over Glade Run, south of the town of Dayton. During the week of July 20 long term traffic restrictions begin, with the crossing restricted to one lane controlled with temporary traffic signals until early November. Originally built in 1929 the bridge averages about 1,400 vehicles a day.

In West Franklin Township, the Nichola Road (SR3013) bridge will be restricted to one lane where it crosses Buffalo Creek about a mile north of US422. That bridge, built in 1956, carries about 900 vehicles per day. The restriction will also be in place until early November.

Both structures will be built one-half at a time so that traffic will always be able to get through during construction. These two bridges are the first of three to be replaced in Armstrong County this year. The SR1039 bridge over a fork of Pine Creek is scheduled to begin in August. Another eight Armstrong County bridges will be replaced in 2016 and 2017.

The bridge replacements are part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, a Public-Private Partnership (P3) between PennDOT and Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP) under which PWKP will finance, design, replace and maintain the bridges for 25 years. As part of PWKP, Walsh/Granite JV will oversee construction. The P3 approach will allow PennDOT to replace the bridges more quickly while achieving significant savings and minimizing impact on motorists.

To see the bridges included in the statewide initiative and to learn more about the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project and P3 in Pennsylvania, visit www.P3forPA.pa.gov. Additional information on the project, the team and how to bid on the project can be found at www.PARapidBridges.com.

 

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  By jorn jensen, July 16, 2015 @ 10:22 AM

  Curious - the second bridge, totally removed over 422/66 on the east side of the river - the one that lets east-bound traffic off-ramp to Kittanning -
  1. Fairly new bridge, but all gone, including foundations. Why?
  2. New foundations - the south one completed quickly. The north one had the contractor driving H pilings forever. What gives? Under-mining?

  Anyone know?

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