From staff reports
A project to replace the 96-year old bridge that carries Route 38 over Richey Run in Richland Township will start next week.
The Route 38 bridge is located between Whitehill Road and Airport Road, and about 1.4 miles north of the intersection with Route 208.
The existing bridge will be replaced with a 12-foot-long reinforced concrete box culvert. Work will also include new roadway approaches, guiderail, drainage, paved shoulders, signs and pavement markings.
The bridge is a 14-foot-long concrete slab structure, which was built in 1922 and is classified as poor condition. On average, about 1,100 vehicles a day use the bridge.
A detour will be posted using Route 38, Route 208, Route 338 and Route 322.
This project was made possible by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan.
