Bridge Progress so far

The money that is raised during  annual fundraisers has paid for all of the services, other than the actual construction phase costs, associated with this project. “Home Town Streets and Safe Routes to School”, a program of the Federal Highway Administration has created a pool of $750,000.00, through Penn DOT District 11, that will pay for the construction phase material and construction contracts for the bridge. Century Steel Erectors, along with the Ironworkers and Operating Engineers and many others, will donate much of the equipment and services to assemble and erect the structure onto the foundation abutments.
 

The following services have been paid for by the Bike Ride funds:

Preconstruction Phase Engineering and Design Services, creating the Penn DOT package of drawing and specifications now in final review at Penn DOT.

Drilling, for the subsurface geo-tech design data for the design of the foundations.

Surveying (surveying services were also donated by Rod Elliott Surveying)

Relocation of Utilities: engineering and physical relocation of overhead power lines, cable and phone lines.

With your support, these rides have funded in excess of $200,000.00 actually spent for these services to date. The status of the bridge is as follows:

In July of 2008, PennDot received the complete set of design package drawings and data for the actual bridge, including piers and foundations, weights and quantities of material, which includes structural steel. Favorable review of the documents locally and in Harrisburg will permit the project to move into the advertisement phase, which will progress to the construction phase within, perhaps before the end of this construction season, but definitely complete before the end of next construction season. (Penn DOT’s construction seasons run from about March/April through November of each year).