Byberry road O/ CSX

This $2,887,377.90 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the replacement of the Byberry Road (S.R. 7301) bridge over the CSX railroad in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The project will construct a new 89-foot single-span composite steel multi-girder bridge structure, including two 11-foot lanes, a 10-foot right turn lane, 6-foot sidewalks, and other roadway improvements such as a retaining wall, approach paving, sidewalk, and traffic signal upgrades. The project will be completed in three construction stages to maintain traffic flow during the work. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is the awardee and will manage the bridge replacement project.

Project description

This project consists of the bridge replacement of byberry road (S.R. 7301) over csxt railroad, in the city of philadelphia. The existing bridge is a two-span pre-fabricated thru truss structure. The proposed bridge is a single-span composite steel multi-girder structure with a total length of 89'-0". The bridge will be constructed in three stages to allow traffic to be maintained during construction. The bridge will carry two 11' lanes, one 10' right turn lane, 6' sidewalks and 1' thick reinforced concrete vertical wall on both sides. Other improvements include a retaining wall on the west side of the roadway, approach paving for approximately 600 feet to the south and 800 feet to the north, sidewalk, driveway adjustments, updated traffic signal and lane striping and other miscellaneous construction, as indicated on the approved drawings included in the bid package for state route 7301, section GAV, in philadelphia county from station 18+00.00 to station 37+80.00.