Camp Meeting Road Bridge in U. Saucon Will Be Replaced

The 78-year-old Camp Meeting Road bridge that spans the Saucon Creek in Upper Saucon Township is on a list of bridges that will be replaced as part of Pennsylvania’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, it was announced Friday.

The bridge–which is located not far from the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley–is a two lane span showing obvious signs of deterioration, such as crumbling concrete walls.

“The Rapid Bridge Replacement Project provides a faster method to fix Pennsylvania’s most dangerously deficient bridges,” state Rep. Justin Simmons (R-131) said in his newsletter, in a brief about the bridge replacement effort. “PennDOT recently finalized the list of bridges which will be included in this $899 million initiative. Construction will begin this summer to replace 558 bridges across the state.”

“The Rapid Bridge Replacement Project uses Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) to fix more bridges for less money, faster and more safely by using private construction firms to replace them,” Simmons said. “In turn, these companies are compensated for their work based on performance. Ultimately, this situation saves the taxpayer money, provides family-sustaining jobs, encourages business investment in the Commonwealth and improves the condition of bridges.”

The Camp Meeting Road bridge is the only structure in the Saucon Valley area that’s included on the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project list, although a number of other Lehigh Valley spans are on the list.

To see the complete list of bridges scheduled for replacement, click here.

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