Manoa Road Bridge Replacement To Last Through Late October

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — From now through late October, crews will be working to replace the bridge carrying Manoa Road over Cobbs Creek in Haverford, according to PennDOT.

PennDOT’s contractor will replace the existing structure with a single span, pre-stressed, concrete bulb-tee bridge and perform other miscellaneous construction, including guide rail repair and drainage system improvements.

The new structure will be 41 feet wide and 34 feet long and include nine-foot shoulders.

Due to the nature of construction, Manoa Road will be closed and detoured between Karakung Drive and Powder Mill Lane through late October.

During construction, Manoa Road motorists will be detoured over Haverford Road, U.S. 1 (City Avenue/Township Line Road) and Earlington Road.

Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone.

“This is a win-win situation,” Governor Tom Wolf said. “We remove another structure from the backlog of poor condition bridges in the state, and the residents of Delaware County gain a new bridge that will serve the area well into the future.”

Built in 1929, the current single-span, T-beam bridge carries an average of 5,086 vehicles a day and is posted for 25 tons and 33 tons combination vehicles.

Clearwater Construction, Inc, of Mercer, PA, is the general contractor on this $2,282,490 bridge replacement project that is financed with 100 percent state funds.