Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
04/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/25/2024 10:14
Kernsville Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
Kernsville Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
04/25/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 5 announced today work will begin on May 1 to replace the Kernsville Road Bridge over Jordan Creek in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
Work on this bridge includes steel repairs and replacement of the deck and beams on the two-span steel truss structure.
Beginning on May 1, Kernsville Road will be closed and detoured while crews rehabilitate the bridge. Vehicle traffic will be detoured on PA 100, Hassadahl Road, and PA 309. The truck detour will utilize PA 100, Tilghman Street, and PA 309.
Also as part of the project, Grist Mill Road at the intersection with Kernsville Road will be closed and detoured. The detour will utilize Shankweiler Road and Woodlea Road.
H&K Group, Inc. of Skippack, PA is the general contractor on the $3,098,957 project that is anticipated to be completed in August.
The Kernsville Road bridge was constructed in 1929. It is 143 feet long and 39.5 feet wide. This section of Kernsville Road has an average daily traffic volume of 6,488 vehicles.
For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department's Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.
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