A major construction project is set to begin this week that will shut down a major Chester County bridge.
Construction will take place on the Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) bridge over Pickering Creek in Schuylkill Township, Chester County on Monday. It’s all part of a $1.7 million project to rehabilitate the structurally-deficient bridge.
Crews will remove deteriorated steel l-beams and replace them with concrete beams. They will also build a new deck, repair the support abutments and replace the pier caps where the beams sit.
Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) will be closed and detoured between Moorehall Drive and McAvoy Lane starting Monday due to the construction, which is expected to be completed in late 2015.
During the closure, cars on Route 23 will be detoured over U.S. 422 west to the Oaks interchange and then onto Egypt Road, Route 29, Bridge Street and Route 113 (Bridge Street). Trucks will be detoured to U.S. 422 west to the Royersford Interchange and then onto Main Street and Route 724 (Schuylkill Road). Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area.
The Valley Forge Road Bridge was built in 1967. It’s the third of three structurally deficient bridges in Chester County to be rehabilitated under a $3.4 million project funded by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation plan.
