Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge to Be Closed Beginning March 3
The Sewickley Bridge will be used as a detour until the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge reopens in mid-November.
The Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge is expected to be closed for more than eight months beginning at 7 a.m. March 3 as part of a $16.6 million repair project, PennDOT announced Friday. Jim Struzzi, PennDOT spokesman, said on an average day about 12,588 vehicles use the bridge, which carries vehicles over the Ohio River from Route 51 in Aliquippa to 11th Street in Ambridge. The span in Beaver County isn’t expected to reopen until mid-November. Signs will be posted to guide motorists, Struzzi said. Posted detours will take southbound traffic on Route 65 and Route 51 to the already-congested Sewickley Bridge. Struzzi said crews would be working around-the-clock, performing steel repairs under the bridge deck and substructure work. The $16.6 …
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Mary Lou Ninehauser
11:59 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
I live in Ambridge , work in Moon, had to cross the Sewickley Bridge for the 9 mth's the bridge was closed before. It was a nightmare. I'm really upset that I have to go through this again, plus the extra gas it cost me, and gas prices at almost $4.00 a gallon again. What a nightmare. more ›