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PennDOT: Tilghman Street Bridges Are Open

The Upper Macungie bridges that were closed since March 5 for structural deficiencies are now open.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that two Tilghman Street bridges
are now open.

The project replaced the deck and beams on the Tilghman Street Bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad and the complete replacement of the bridge over Chapmans Road.

The construction began in mid-March and is projected to cost $4.9 million. Originally, it had been estimated to take 1 ½ years but the contractor is condensing the work into a shorter time frame by working longer hours.

During construction, Tilghman Street was closed and detoured between Blue
Barn and Farm Bureau roads with a detour that utilized US 22, PA 100 and
Interstate 78.

Also during the project, the intersection of Tilghman Street and Farm
Bureau Road was temporarily reconfigured as a three-way stop controlled
intersection to allow access to and from Tilghman Street on the western
side of the bridges.

Also when the bridges were closed, Chapmans Road traffic was detoured on
Hickory Lane, Farm Bureau Road and Memorial Road.

The general contractor on the $4,917,299 project was J.D. Eckman Inc. of
Atglen (Chester County).

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