PennDOT announces traffic stoppages on Tarentum Bridge
Apr. 27—Traffic stoppages lasting up to 15 minutes are planned Wednesday on the Tarentum Bridge, according to PennDOT.
The stoppages will occur as needed in each direction between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., PennDOT said.
PennDOT said crews will be performing jacking operations on the bridge while traffic is stopped between Caldwell Avenue in New Kensington and East Sixth Avenue in Tarentum.
A PennDOT spokeswoman said that when crews perform jacking operations, they are slightly lifting the bridge. When sections of the bridge are lifted, workers will remove and replace the old anchoring system — the pedestals that the bridge beams sit on.
About 30,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily, according to PennDOT.
Traffic stops are expected to happen on the bridge one day each week through mid-May as part of a $3.24 million rehabilitation project.
The project includes a new overlay, steel repairs, bearing and expansion dam replacement, concrete substructure repairs and painting.
As part of the project, PennDOT said the bridge will be closed and all traffic detoured for 16 days in the summer for expansion dam and deck replacement. The project is expected to be finished in the fall.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Brian at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@triblive.com or via Twitter .
