Plum Street Bridge Closing Begins April 11 in Oakmont, Penn Hills
The bridge is expected to reopen in late June.
The bridge that carries Plum Street over Plum Creek in Oakmont and Penn Hills will be closed to traffic long-term beginning on Thursday, April 11, according to PennDOT. Jim Struzzi, PennDOT spokesman, said the closing is expected to continue through late June while repairs are made to the bridge, currently rated as structurally deficient. About 2,614 vehicles use this bridge on an average day, according to PennDOT. The $1.2 million repair project that involves replacing the bridge deck, strip seal dams, sidewalk and parapets, substructure repairs, spot/zone painting, milling and overlay on the approaches and other improvements. Swank Associated Companies of New Kensington is the prime contractor. Overall work will conclude this fall. When …
Dawn Swidorsky
6:28 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
Carol, your way is definitely better. My house overlooks the truck depot on Plum St and trucks are going in and out all day. more ›