Bridge Renovation Over Stony Creek In Norristown Moves Forward

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County Commissioners approved plans on Thursday to move forward on 19 bridge projects across the county, officials announced, including one in Norristown.

The commissioners approved contracts and advertisements at a meeting Thursday, meaning that seven new bridges can move into the engineering phase and nine more will be prepared for construction, the county said. In addition, permission to advertise for three more bridges was granted, which means the county can now publicly request proposals from contractors.

“We want our residents to know that the county is working every day to make their roads safer, their neighborhoods more accessible, and their commutes more efficient,” Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair, Montgomery County Commissioners, said in a statement. “That is why we have invested in 35 active bridge projects, and a map that shows residents our progress.”

The county has also launched an interactive bridge map which now enables residents to keep track of projects throughout the county as the develop.

Once you click on a colored dot which represents a bridge on the map, you can see the name of the bridge, the name of the road, the age of the bridge, its daily traffic, weight limit, and status of the work currently being done.

Arkoosh said that the county has completed 15 bridge projects since 2012 and that a total of 35 are presently active, including the 19 that were approved for their next stage of Thursday.

Commissioners have raised $3.3 million in funding for infrastructure through a $5 Motor Vehicle Registration fee that was added in Sept. 2016.

A full list of projects that were approved for the next stage on Thursday is included below, courtesy of the county:

Engineering Contracts

• Bridge #38, Moreland Avenue over Pennypack Creek in Hatboro ($275,277.00) Traffic Planning & Design Inc. of Pottstown (Retro Reimbursement 80/20)
• Bridge # 119, Davis Grove Road over Park Creek in Horsham Township ($287,851) Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani of King of Prussia (Funding: $5 fee)*
• Bridge #150, Camp Wawa Road over East Branch Perkiomen Creek in Lower Salford Township ($299,971.04) Gannett Fleming, Inc. of Audubon (Funding: $5 fee)*
• Bridge #163, Lutheran Road over Minister Creek in New Hanover Township ($248,431.78) Bergmann Associates of Conshohocken (Funding: $5 fee)*
• Bridge #177, Sterigere Street over Stony Creek in Norristown ($300,510.46) RK&K of King of Prussia (Funding: $5 fee)*
• Bridge #262, Moyer Road over East Branch of Perkiomen Creek in Upper Salford Township ($271,380.40) Michael Baker International of Fort Washington (Retro Reimbursement 80/20)
• Bridge #274, Henry Road over West Perkiomen Creek in Douglass Township ($124,100.00) Larson Design Group Inc. of Williamsport (Funding: Capital Budget)

Construction Inspection Contracts

• Bridge #8, Morris Avenue over Mill Creek in Lower Merion Township ($99,931.00) Traffic Planning & Design Inc. of Pottstown (Funding: Act 13)
• Bridge #206, Paper Mill Road over Perkiomen Creek in Douglass Township ($135,801.88) Stantec Consulting Services of Plymouth Meeting (Funding: Capital Budget)
• Bridge #122, Rupert Road over Hartenstine Creek in Lower Pottsgrove Township ($62,801.70) Pennoni Associates Inc. of King of Prussia (Funding: Capital Budget)
• Bridge #224, Rittenhouse Road over Skippack Creek in Towamencin Township ($51,000.00) Remington,Vernick & Beach Engineers of Conshohocken (Funding: Act 13)
• Contract for three bridges (Hourly rate of $68.16/hour) Armand Corporation of Philadelphia
  • Bridge #4, Conshohocken State Road over Mill Creek (Funding: Capital Budget)
  • Bridge #7, Black Rock Road over Mill Creek (Funding: Act 13
  • Bridge #9, Old Gulph Road over Mill Creek (Funding: Act 13)
• Bridge #231, Peevy Road over Perkiomen Creek in Upper Hanover Township ($149,885.00) Traffic Planning & Design Inc. of Pottstown (Funding: Act 89)
• Bridge #268, Easton Road over Tacony Creek in Cheltenham Township ($117,985.00) Traffic Planning & Design Inc. of Pottstown (Funding: Retro Reimbursement 80/20)

Advertisements

• Request for proposals for engineering Bridge #207, Ludwig Road in New Hanover Township (Funding: $5
  fee)*
• Request for proposals for engineering Bridge #296, Rostkowski Road in Upper Salford Township (Funding: $5 fee)*
• Request for proposals for construction inspection for Bridge #243, Old Reading Pike in West Pottsgrove Township (Funding: Act 13)

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