The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently held an event to highlighted the 269 South Bridge Street in Lancaster County as an example of the state’s progress maintaining and improving critical infrastructure.
“PennDOT has a huge responsibility: to deliver quality transportation for the 13 million people of Pennsylvania, as well as those who travel through our state,” Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said. “We don’t take that responsibility lightly, and I couldn’t be prouder of our team, who, along with our industry partners, have improved more miles of roadway and more bridges over the past two years than any time in the last decade. We can’t rest on this progress, and we have to keep focused on our goal of keeping Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges safe and reliable.”
Last year, Pennsylvania repaired more poor-condition bridges than any state. A total of 5,910 roadway miles were improved, including 2,186 miles of paving, work advanced on 488 state and locally owned bridges, and PennDOT’s private-sector partners completed 509 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects.
The $2.1 million Bridge Street project replaced a bridge over Williams Run that was originally built in 1941. It was completed a month ahead of schedule.