Ashbourne Road Bridge Construction Completed

CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The Ashbourne Road Bridge rehabilitation project is complete, PennDOT said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said construction has been completed on a project to rehabilitate the Ashbourne Road bridge over the branch of Tookany Creek.

Under this project, PennDOT's contractor rehabilitated the 114-year-old brick arch, and single-span bridge with reconstructed spandrel walls, wing walls, and parapets.

About 1,609 vehicles travel the 38-foot-wide, 12-foot-long structure daily.

"We thank our residents and commuters for your patience and safety during this rehabilitation project," township officials said.

The Ashbourne Road bridge is one of seven structures in Bucks and Montgomery counties that PennDOT is rehabilitating or replacing under a $7.98 million project.

The other structures scheduled for culvert replacements include:

• Souderton Road over Branch of Mill Creek in Hilltown Township, Bucks County.
• Wismer Road over Hickory Creek in Plumstead Township, Bucks County.
• Allentown Road over Branch of Unami Creek in Milford Township, Bucks County.
• Lurgan Road over Branch of Pidcock Creek in Upper Makefield, 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.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., 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.

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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.