Warminster Road Bridge Beam Replacement Pushed Back

HATBORO, PA —Beam replacement on the closed Warminster Road Bridge, expected to begin Monday, has been pushed back a week, PennDOT said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Thursday that beam placement is scheduled on a project to replace the Warminster Road Bridge over Pennypack Creek in Hatboro and Upper Moreland Township.

The project is only expected to last a day.

PennDOT said the work will be done on Oct. 12 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and that motorists should expect a lane closure with flagging on Warminster Road between Mill Road and Lancaster Place.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. The schedule is weather-dependent.

PennDOT is replacing the 136-year-old concrete-encased steel beam structure with a prestressed concrete box beam bridge that will be 110 feet long and 38 feet wide.

The new bridge will allow for wider lanes and shoulders to improve traffic safety for the estimated 11,783 motorists who travel over the structure daily.

Other improvements under this project include constructing a five-foot wide sidewalk for pedestrians; installing new signs, pavement markings, guiderail, and a pedestrian rapid flashing beacon signal on the south approach; and resurfacing the approach roadways.

Allen Myers, LP of Worcester, PA is the general contractor on the $3,830,278 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.

During the project, the Warminster Road Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic between East Mill Road and Surrey Lane.

Two detours will be in place around the bridge closure: one for motor vehicles (Byberry Road, Davisville Road, Terwood Road, and Route 263) and one for truck traffic (County Line Road and Route 611).