TRAFFIC FLOWS FREELY ON FIRST DAY – The East High Street bridge crossing Sanatoga Creek between Sanatoga Road and Allison Drive in Pottstown PA re-opened Monday (Aug. 30, 2010), with no fanfare and 77 days after its initial closing on June 14. The formerly crumbling stone arch bridge has been substantially rebuilt by a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation contractor at a cost of about $2.2 million. Although both west- and eastbound lanes (seen above Monday evening at about 6:30) on the deck of the bridge are now available to drivers, masonry work continues on both sides (below) to complete its stone facade. Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township commissioners have been told a flagman will occasionally be needed to control traffic flow, with ravel sometimes restricted to one lane, as work proceeds toward a December or earlier completion date.
Related (to the East High Street bridge):
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- Sanatoga Bridge Open In 11 Days, PennDOT Promises
- Bridge Repair Schedule Likely On Tonight’s Agenda
- Commissioners Ask For Bridge Progress Report
- Sanatoga Bridge Torn Up; Choose Alternate Route
- Bridge Closing Affects School Buses This Week
- Plans Ready For 422 Emergency When Bridge Closes
- Bridge Work Started, But You Might Miss It
- PennDOT To Fine Contractor For Bridge Work Delays
- Traffic Pattern Shifts Ahead At High Street Bridge
- State Says High St. Bridge Repairs To Cost $2.2M
- PennDOT Offer Sanatoga Bridge Work Timeline
- Details Are In That Pesky Paperwork
- PennDOT Set For Meeting On Bridge Work
- Missing Walks Latest Bridge Complaint
- Will Road Be Closed When School Re-Opens?
- State Says No To Keeping Bridge Open
- Township Looks To Pols For Bridge Help
- Bridge Closing Threatens Businesses, Board Says
- Sanatoga Bridge Closing This Spring
- Bridge Repairs Next Year
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