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PennDOT Looks at 2024 Critical Infrastructure Improvements Completed, Eyes Next Years Updating- Rebuild Projects

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PennDOT Engineering District 6 team is wrapping up the 2024 construction season that will include 47 new contracts worth an estimated $786 million to improve travel and safety on state highways and bridges across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

PennDOT District 6 Executive Din Abazi highlighted some of the region’s milestones during a ribbon cutting event in Philadelphia recently to mark the completion of the $107.2 million U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) Wayne Junction Viaduct Project.

“We are thrilled to deliver on this investment to improve and extend the service life of our most critical structures,” said Abazi. “PennDOT is committed to investing in rebuilding and updating our existing network to provide safe and efficient transportation for all modes of travel.”

Statewide from January through October, 5,385 roadway miles were improved, including 1,941 miles of paving. In the same timeframe, work advanced on 401 state and locally owned bridges. Additionally, 356 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT’s private-sector partners so far this year.

Since taking office, Governor Josh Shapiro has secured over $300 million in new infrastructure funding to maintain Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges – reducing the Pennsylvania State Police’s reliance on the Motor License Fund, delivering more funding for transportation while ensuring our law enforcement officers are sustainably funded.

In the southeast region, from January through September, 15 bridges were repaired, replaced, or preserved by PennDOT or industry forces, 134 miles of roadway were improved by department or partner crews, and 32 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed through PennDOT’s private-sector partners.

There are 118 construction projects with an estimated contract value of $3 billion anticipated to be active in 2024 across the five-county Philadelphia region.

Among others, two of the notable projects that began this year were:

  • Langhorne-Yardley Road Intersection Improvement Project, Middletown Township ($10.6 million).
  • Interstate 95 Bridges Rehabilitation Project, Philadelphia ($37.4 million).

Two notable projects,  affecting readers, that were completed or substantially completed this year include:

  • U.S. 1/Roosevelt Expressway Viaduct Rehabilitation Project, Philadelphia ($107.2 million).
  • New Falls Road Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project, Bristol and Middletown townships ($2.1 million).

Two notable projects that continued construction this year include:

  • I-95 CAP Project, Philadelphia ($329 million).
  • U.S. 1 Improvement Project, Bensalem and Middletown townships  ($116 million).

Many of the projects in 2024 are supported and accelerated by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). In 2024 alone, the BIL brought in at least $115 million in additional funding to the district 6 region to be allocated by the department and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for projects in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

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Burlington Bristol Bridge to Close Overnight Beginning Friday for Maintenance Work

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The Burlington County Bridge Commission announced that the Burlington Bristol Bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. overnight beginning tomorrow (Friday March 6,) to Tuesday, March 10, weather permitting, for maintenance and repair work.

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Floral Design Program Wins Again at Philadelphia Flower Show

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Dr. Patrick M. Jones (left), President & CEO of Bucks County Community College, and Carol Tyler admire the College’s floral design program’s exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show featuring “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler. The sculpture, donated to the College by the Tyler family, is the centerpiece of the College’s award-winning “Rooted in Art” exhibit. The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. Credit: BCCC

In only its second year, Bucks County Community College (BCCC) picked up another medal at the prestigious horticultural expo for its ‘Rooted in Art’ tribute to Stella Elkins Tyler.

BCCC’s floral design program has once again taken home a prize in only its second year participating in the Philadelphia Flower Show. Students, alumni, and instructors earned a bronze medal for “Rooted in Art,” reflecting the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features Tyler’s sculpture “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” donated to the College by Carol Tyler, who visited the show with College President & CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones (Feature Pic).  The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.

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A team of 20 students, alumni, and instructors from BCCC’s floral design program helped install “Rooted in Art” at the Philadelphia Flower Show, which reflects the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features one of Tyler’s original bronze sculptures, “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” pictured in the background.

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Melanie Poff (left) and her mother Els Poff, both Certified Floral Designers from Doylestown and students in BCCC’s floral design program, helped surround “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler with botanical beauty at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The sculpture is part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit, reflecting the deep connection between art, education, and nature that Stella Elkins Tyler championed throughout her life.

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Amparito Arriaga, a Certified Floral Designer from Exton and a student in BCCC’s floral design program, installs part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.

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Digital Message Sign Replacement Planned at Night on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

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PennDOT announced that Digital Message Sign (DMS) installations will be performed at night on I-95 in Philadelphia under a $31.7 million project to install and update Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) equipment across regional highways.

Weather permitting, motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur.

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