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A truck driver pulling a Walmart trailer got more than he bargained for Tuesday afternoon, as he attempted to make a right turn from Ringhoffer Road onto Easton Road in Lower Saucon Township, striking the bridge that spans a branch of the Saucon Creek at that intersection.
Although it’s the weekend, PennDOT and Kriger Construction employees have been busy at the site of Hellertown’s Water Street Bridge, which will close for the construction of a replacement span on Monday, July 29.
You may have seen large orange signs posted about it recently. The Water Street Bridge in Hellertown will be closed to traffic on Monday, July 29, so a replacement span can be built. Before that happens, here are some answers to commonly asked questions about the bridge project.
A study of one of the oldest bridges in the area conducted by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has determined that it is eligible for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough council members said Monday they are concerned that the additional traffic traveling to and from Saucon Valley schools will worsen congestion at the Walnut and Main intersection betweeen Aug. 26–when the new school year begins–and the completion of the new bridge.
Utility work that will affect local traffic will continue on S. Main Street in Coopersburg between E. Station Avenue and State Street through Friday, July 12, PennDOT Engineering District 5 said in a notification Monday.
A small section of roadway that is used by some drivers as part of a short cut between Hellertown and Springtown will become a one-way street next week, according to yellow advisory signs posted along it.
The start of the two-month Water Street Bridge closure has been delayed again–until Monday, July 29–according to PennDOT and project contractor Kriger Construction, who announced the postponement Wednesday.
The Water Street Bridge won’t be closed for a long-planned two-month replacement project until July 15, but preliminary construction work that could cause delays will begin this Monday, July 1, PennDOT said Friday.
On Tuesday, Hellertown borough officials announced the detour routes that will be in place once the Water Street Bridge is closed, so a replacement span can be built.
On Thursday, borough officials announced in a Facebook post that the milling of the street in preparation for repaving it from Walnut to Durham streets will begin Monday.
