King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin Monday, September 30, on a project to replace the Wismer Road bridge over Hickory Creek in Plumstead Township, Bucks County.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
- Monday, September 30, through late February, Wismer Road will be closed between Ferry Road and Carversville Road. During the closure, motorists are directed to use Point Pleasant Pike, Route 32 (River Road), Green Hill Road, Mechanicsville Road, Aquetong Road, and Carversville Road.
Built in 1937, the existing 12-foot-long, 23-foot-wide single-span rolled steel I-beam bridge will be replaced with a single-span concrete box culvert. The structure carries an average of 1,289 vehicles per day.
Wismer Road bridge is one of seven structures in Bucks and Montgomery counties that PennDOT is rehabilitating or replacing under this $7,987,000 project.
To date, Ashbourne Road bridge over Branch of Tookany Creek in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, has been completed.
The additional structures in this bridge rehabilitation/replacement project include:
Souderton Road over Branch of Mill Creek in Hilltown Township, Bucks County.
Allentown Road over Branch of Unami Creek in Milford Township, Bucks County.
Black Rock Road over Crossmans Run in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Linfield Road over Tributary of Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
Lurgan Road bridge over Branch of Pidcock Creek in Upper Makefield, Bucks County.
Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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Allentown Road over Branch of Unami Creek in Milford Township, Bucks County.
Black Rock Road over Crossmans Run in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Linfield Road over Tributary of Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
Lurgan Road bridge over Branch of Pidcock Creek in Upper Makefield, Bucks County.
Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, robbriggs@pa.gov
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