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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Bridge replacement Roulette Township


Update:  Construction to Begin in mid-August for West Main Street (Route 4026) bridge in Roulette Township

Potter County bridge to be replaced as part of Public-Private Partnership
Clearfield, PA – Construction for a state-owned bridge on West Main Street in Roulette Township is expected to begin in mid-August as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. The start date had previously been announced for week of August 1. Replacement of this bridge will allow PennDOT to remove it from Potter County’s structurally deficient bridge list.
The 68-foot bridge spans Fishing Creek near the village of Roulette. It dates from 1918 and carries an average of 360 vehicles each day.
Construction is expected to begin the week of August 14 and be complete in October. During construction, drivers will be directed to follow a detour along Main Street (Township Road 404), US Route 6, and West Branch Street (Township Road 406).
In the event of unfavorable weather or unforeseen activities, this schedule may change.
This bridge is referred to as JV-88 and is one out of the 558 bridges being replaced under the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. JV references the joint-venture partnership between Walsh/Granite, which is leading construction for the entire project.
The Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is a public-private partnership (P3) between PennDOT and Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP), under which PWKP will finance, design, replace, and maintain the bridges for 25 years. The P3 approach will allow PennDOT to replace the bridges more quickly while achieving significant savings and minimizing impacts on motorists.