(Bridgeville) – Bridge construction continues in Allegheny County with the closure of three structures, two next week and one in early September.
Starting Monday, August 24:
· JV418 – In Indiana Township, reconstruction of the Lafever Hill Road bridge over Little Deer Creek begins, after being postponed from August 19. It carries about 750 vehicles per day and was built in 1940. Traffic will be detoured to Rich Hill Road, SR 1026, SR 1019, SR 8114, SR 8060 and SR 1015. Work is scheduled for completion in early November and will be performed by Paliotta Contracting.
· JV420 – In Fawn Township, reconstruction of the Bull Creek Road bridge over Bull Creek begins, having been postponed from August 17. That bridge carries about 3700 vehicles a day and was built in 1930. Traffic will be detoured to Bull Creek Road, Howes Run Road, Bakerstown Road, and Ridge Road. Work is scheduled for completion in late October and will be performed by Swank Construction.
Starting Monday, September 8:
· JV431 – In Baldwin Township, the Streets Run Road crossing over Streets Run will close on September 8 until mid-November. Built in 1957 the bridge carries about 7,900 vehicles a day. All traffic will detour to Delwar Road (SR 2047), Lebanon Church Road (SR 2040), Lebanon Road (SR 885) and Baldwin Road (SR 2046). Work will be performed by Walsh Construction.
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.
