County Approves Repair of Two Lower Merion Bridges

The Montgomery County Commissioners are taking a more aggressive approach to fixing up the county’s infrastructure.

According to the Intelligencer, the commissioners approved last week a project to improve seven bridges controlled by the county, including two in Lower Merion. The bridges are located on Black Rock Road over Mill Creek and Old Gulph Road, according to the report.

The county controls 139 bridges, with 62 deemed structurally deficient, meaning they have deteriorating conditions that need attention, but they are still safe for travel.

Once the work is designed and bids are accepted, the rehabilitations are expected to take between six and eight months. The county also plans to add six more bridges to the list and reduce the amount of structurally deficient bridges by 40 percent.