State troopers and Lower Pottsgrove police are cooperating to enforce weight and stop sign restrictions at Pruss Hill Road bridge on the township’s east side. The result: one big payoff, and several smaller ones. The message: obey the law when driving across the span.
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Got’cha! Trucker Paid Dearly To Cross Pruss Hill Bridge
Posted on 06 April 2012.
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As Gift Just Before Christmas, Pruss Hill Road Re-Opens
Posted on 15 December 2011.
The highway, previously closed because of a structurally unsound bridge, was opened to traffic Wednesday, but with restrictions and limits.
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Pruss Hill Bridge Could Take Longer Than Expected
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Lower Pottsgrove commissioners voted in late October to repair the bridge and re-open it to restricted traffic. The work was estimated to take about a month, but that deadline is only days away and progress on the repairs appears to be limited.
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Pruss Hill Bridge To Reopen, But As One-Lane Only
Posted on 25 October 2011.
A 5-ton weight limit and single-lane passage for both directions are among the restrictions that will be put on traffic crossing the Pruss Hill Road bridge when it reopens, probably next month.
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The Problems At Pruss Hill Lurk Beneath Its Bridge
Posted on 05 October 2011.
To casual observers, Pruss Hill Road and its bridge over Sanatoga Creek present a picturesque, serene, bucolic scene. Beneath the bridge, however, and not readily apparent to the public, lie structural problems that caused it to be closed nearly three weeks ago.
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Pruss Hill Bridge Might Re-Open With Weight Limit
Posted on 04 October 2011.
The now-blocked bridge on Pruss Hill Road, considered unsafe and closed on Sept. 16, could possibly be re-opened under weight limits if Lower Pottsgrove engineers agree it could tolerate the loads, township commissioners were told Monday.
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Bridge Damage Closes Pruss Hill Road ‘Indefinitely’
Posted on 30 September 2011.
Pruss Hill Road in Lower Pottsgrove, between North Pleasant View and Schaeffer roads, has been closed for two weeks. Until repairs are made to Pruss Hill’s unsafe bridge – and that date hasn’t yet been specified – it will stay closed, according to the township.
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Commissioners OK Pruss Hill Road Accidents Study
Posted on 22 August 2011.
Traffic experts will be paid $7,500 by Lower Pottsgrove for their advice on how to make the dangerous curves and hill on Pruss Hill Road more accident-free.
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Bridge, Guardrail Study Proposed For Pruss Hill Road
Posted on 02 August 2011.
Vehicular crashes at or near Lower Pottsgrove’s Pruss Hill Road bridge have become so frequent, and so costly to repeatedly fix, that Manager Rodney Hawthorne has asked commissioners to consider paying for a study to assess ways to avoid future accidents.
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