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Washington Ave. Bridge Repairs to Resume Wednesday
The bridge will be closed and detoured weekdays for one month between State Street and Sycamore Street.
Work on the Washington Avenue bridge will resume this month, according to PennDOT. The bridge will be closed and detoured weekdays for one month between State and Sycamore streets beginning Wednesday.
Washington Avenue will be closed Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. through March 9, according to PennDOT. The entire project should be completed by June, PennDOT said.
During construction, Washington Avenue through traffic will be detoured over State Street, Route 332/413 (Newtown Bypass) and Sycamore Street. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area.
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The bridge is 79 years old, 55 feet long and 28 feet wide. It carries 7,342 vehicles a day, according to PennDOT.
The bridge improvement project is part of PennDOT’s $2.5 million project to improve nine structurally deficient bridges in the Philadelphia region. James J. Anderson Construction Company Inc. is the general contractor for the project, which is financed 100 percent by the state.
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For more information, visit www.dot.state.pa.us/district6 or call 610.205.6700.
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