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    I-80 Over Lehigh River Bridge Project

    I-80 over Lehigh River Bridge

    Project Overview

    County: Carbon and Luzerne
    State Route: SR 0080-08B (Interstate 80)
    Local Name: I-80 Over Lehigh River Bridge Project
    Project Type: Bridge Replacement 
    Design and Construction Cost: $148.9 million
    Start of Construction: June 2024
    Anticipated Bridge Completion: Summer 2028
    Designer: Michael Baker International
    Last Updated: December 2024

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    The I-78 Lenhartsville Bridge was built in 1955 and was last rehabilitated in 1985. This bridge is in a rural setting and crosses Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County. It also serves as an overpass to PA-143. The bridge carries about 50,000 vehicles daily, approximately 30 percent of which is truck traffic.

    The purpose of the I-78 Lenhartsville Bridge Replacement Project is to replace the existing bridge over Maiden Creek and PA-143 and widen it to accommodate the addition of auxiliary lanes and full inside and outside shoulders on I-78 in each direction. These modifications will provide a consistent typical section along the I-78 corridor.

    The project is intended to address the substandard I-78 westbound deceleration and I-78 eastbound acceleration lane lengths to and from the PA-143 interchange.

     

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