From staff reports
A project to replace the 79-year old bridge that carries Route 8 over a tributary of Wolf Creek in Barkeyville will start next month.
Work will include replacing the 19-foot-long reinforced concrete slab bridge with a box culvert.
The project is expected to begin Sunday, Aug. 5, and is scheduled to be completed by Friday, Sept. 21.
The bridge is located near the entrance to Ward Trucking, between the intersection of Route 8 and Gibb Road and the intersection of Route 8 and Gilmore Road.
Work will include the removal of the current bridge, construction of a new box culvert, as well as new roadway approaches, updated guiderails, and pavement markings.
The contractor is Mekis Construction Corp. of Fenelton. The contract cost is $940,231.14, which is to be paid entirely with federal funds.
This project was accelerated by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan.
