Public Meeting Planned for Potter County Bridge Projects

Clearfield, PA – The community is invited to a public meeting regarding the replacement of two Potter County bridges included in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. The meeting will be focused on important information including the construction schedule and traffic changes that are planned to take effect while the bridges are being replaced.
Bridges:Route 449 (South Brookland Road) bridge, spanning Buckseller Run in Ulysses Township, about two miles north of the village of Walton (JV-86).
During construction, drivers will be directed to follow a detour along Route 49, Route 44 (North Main Street), Route 6 (East 2^nd Street) and Route 449 (North Brookland Road).
West Branch Road (Route 2002) bridge, spanning Lyman Run in West Branch Township, about two miles southwest of the village of Germania Station (JV-87).
During construction, an alternating traffic pattern will be controlled by temporary traffic signals.
Location:Ulysses Community Center, 524 Main Street, Ulysses, PA 16948

 

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Representatives from Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners will be available to discuss the bridge projects and answer questions. There will be no formal presentation. Construction plans will be on display for reference.

A letter announcing the start of construction will be mailed out two weeks in advance to all project stakeholders. You will be given the opportunity to sign up as a project stakeholder the night of the meeting.
These bridges are referred to as JV-86 and JV-87. They are two of 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.

These bridge replacements are part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, 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 allows PennDOT to replace the bridges more quickly, while achieving significant savings and minimizing impacts on motorists. 

To view the bridges included in the statewide 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.  

Requests for special needs or accommodations to aid public participation at this facility should be directed to McKenzi Loid at 412-475-5164.