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.
