The new Schantz Road Bridge over Breinig Run in Upper Macungie Township is open, about eight months ahead of schedule, reports the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The project began in April and involved replacing the structurally deficient bridge.
It also involved reconstructing a portion of Schantz Road by removing an S-curve near Adams Road and realigning it with a straight section of roadway, installing new drainage facilities and guide rail, line paint and other improvements.
During construction Schantz Road was closed and detoured between Adams and Twin Pond roads.
Kinsley Construction, Inc. of York, was the general contractor on the $1,652,914 project.
The old Schantz Road Bridge was a concrete encased steel I-beam bridge originally constructed in 1928. It was 11 feet long and 27 feet wide.
The new bridge is a concrete box culvert, nine feet long and 32 feet wide.
That section of Schantz Road has an average daily traffic volume of 8,373 vehicles.
The posted construction detour routed traffic onto Routes 100 and 222.
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