Easton to shut down Glendon Hill Bridge for repairs until 2012

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Easton officials next week plan on shutting down the Glendon Hill Bridge for repairs until 2012.

In a news release sent out Friday afternoon, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the city will shut down the bridge beginning Aug. 4 so general contractor Nyleve Bridge Corporation of Emmaus can begin a $1.03 million rehabilitation project.

Dave Hopkins, the city's director of public works, was not immediately available for comment. However, he told city council last month the repairs were needed to replace the bridge's deteriorating 360-foot concrete deck. The bridge is currently only able to hold about 10 tons at a time instead of the 27 tons it was designed for, Hopkins said.

The council voted to earmark $200,000 for the project with the understanding that the Hugh Moore Park Trust and Commission would pay the remaining cost.

PennDOT recommended drivers allow themselves extra time while driving through the area. A detour will take drivers from Lehigh Drive to 25th Street to Main Street.

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