Online plans display available for Lebanon County bridge replacement project: PennDOT
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
The project consists of replacing the over 90-year old two-span concrete arch structure, approach pavement replacement, placement of rock scour protection and guide rail updates.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to an online plans display for the Route 72 (Ebenezer Road) bridge replacement project in Swatara and Union Townships, Lebanon County. The bridge spans Swatara Creek approximately 1.5 miles south of the intersection of Route 72 and Route 22.
The project consists of replacing the over 90-year old two-span concrete arch structure, approach pavement replacement, placement of rock scour protection and guide rail updates, a press release said.
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The latest detours aren t costing drivers much additional time, but they are taking a toll on local roads. We re tearing some of these roads up. We re beating them to death, said Glen Black, Northwestern School District s bus garage manager. They were not intended for a lot of traffic.
Six of the district s 24 bus routes have been re-routed because of the demise of the Route 215 bridge. Most buses on those routes now are using the McKee Road bridge over the interstate about 1½ miles to the west. They re also driving Stoker Road between Route 215 and McKee.