Construction is scheduled to begin the week of April 11 to replace the Birmingham Road bridge over Radley Run in Birmingham Township, PennDOT announced on Thursday, March 31.
In a press release, PennDOT said the new bridge, located between the intersections of Lambourne Road and Stoney Run Drive, is scheduled to open in August. It has been closed to motorists since Sept. 22 due to severe structural damage.
During the bridge closure, Birmingham Road through traffic will continue to be detoured over Route 52, Creek Road and Route 926. Local access is maintained up to the construction zone. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area.
PennDOT will remove the old bridge and construct a new, cast-in-place concrete bridge. The new one-span structure will be 18 feet long and 24 feet wide. It will carry one travel lane in each direction, the release said.
The existing one-span, steel-beam bridge was built in 1938. It is 15 feet long and 26 feet wide. The structure was posted with a 18-ton weight limit and carried an average of 3,553 vehicles a day when it closed.
Loftus Construction, Inc., of Cinnaminson, N.J. will be the general contractor on the $500,000 project that is funded entirely by the state.
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