Construction is set to begin this summer on three bridges in Susquehanna County with nine more slated for replacement in the next two years that follow.<\/p>\n
The 12 bridges will be replaced as part of PennDOT\u2019s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project.<\/p>\n
PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch announced Monday that PennDOT has finalized all terms for the department’s $899 million Rapid Bridge Replacement Project (RBR), clearing the way for construction to begin this summer on the project to replace 558 bridges across the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a signed contract completed, and the Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners team has already begun preparing for construction of these bridges,\u201d Schoch said. \u201cThis is an important milestone in the state\u2019s most ambitious public-private partnership initiative to date.\u201d<\/p>\n
In October 2014, PennDOT selected Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners and its team of 11 Pennsylvania-based subcontractors to lead the project.<\/p>\n
The team will manage the bridges’ design, construction and maintenance for 25 years after construction under the public-private partnership (P3) contract. It will also be responsible for securing the capital necessary for construction which will begin in the summer of 2015 and all 558 bridges must be replaced within 36 months. PennDOT will maintain ownership of the bridges.<\/p>\n
The P3 will deliver significant savings, allow PennDOT to replace the bridges more quickly than under the agency\u2019s traditional procurement model, and minimize the impact on motorists.<\/p>\n
The average project cost per bridge for design, construction and maintenance is $1.6 million. Through PennDOT\u2019s standard process, the cost to design, construct and maintain a bridge for 28 years (which includes construction period and 25 years maintenance) would average more than $2 million, Schoch noted.<\/p>\n
To see the bridges included in the initiative and to learn more about the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project and P3 in Pennsylvania, visit www.P3forPA.pa.gov. Additional information on the project, the team and how to bid on the project can be found at www.PARapidBridges.com.<\/p>\n
The RBR initiative was approved by the Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board on Sept. 27, 2013.
\nBridges in Susquehanna County scheduled to be replaced as part of the program, by year, include:<\/p>\n
2015 Bridges: Forest Lake Twp., Stone Street Creek, located on SR 267; July \u2013 Sept. 2015;
\nThompson Twp., South Canawacta Creek, located on SR 1007; June \u2013 Sept. 2015;
\nClifford Twp., Dundaff Creek, located on SR 2008; June \u2013 Sept. 2015.
\n2016 Bridges: Lenox Twp., Tunkhannock Creek, located on SR 106; March \u2013 July 2016;
\nForest Lake Twp., Middle Brach Wyalusing Creek, located on SR 267; May \u2013 Dec. 2016;
\nSilver Lake Twp., Rhiney Creek, located on SR 4002; Sept. \u2013 Nov. 2016;
\nNew Milford Twp., Beaver Creek, located on SR 1018; May \u2013 Sept. 2016;
\nBridgewater Twp., Pettis Creek, located on SR 705, May \u2013 Sept. 2016.
\n2017 Bridges: New Milford Twp., Salt Lick Creek, located on SR 11; May 2017 \u2013 Jan. 2018;
\nLenox Twp., East Branch Tunkhannock Creek, located on SR 374; May \u2013 Sept. 2017;
\nRush Twp., Gaylord Creek, located on SR 858; May \u2013 Sept. 2017;
\nLenox Twp., over I-81 and SR 2021, May \u2013 Oct. 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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