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Tue February 16, 2021 - Northeast Edition PennDOT Brower s Bridge in East Nantmeal and Warwick townships will be upgraded by the state. Construction began Feb. 22 on a project to rehabilitate Brower s Bridge, a historic 117-year-old bridge carrying Mansion Road over the south branch of French Creek in Warwick and East Nantmeal townships, Chester County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Due to the nature of construction, Mansion Road is closed and vehicle traffic detoured 24/7 between Reading Furnace Road/James Mill Road and PA Route 401 (Conestoga Road). PennDOT said the rehab work is scheduled to be completed in late May, at which time the road and bridge will reopen. ....