Sligo pedestrian bridge

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded Pennsylvania Department of Transportation a formula grant of $433,514 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 26, 2025, for the Sligo Pedestrian Bridge project in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. The project involves the replacement of an existing pedestrian bridge adjacent to PA Route 58 with a new prefabricated truss bridge spanning Licking Creek, along with associated miscellaneous construction activities. The work encompasses State Route 0000, Section 000, extending from approximately Station 45+65.00 to Station 51+16.00, with an ultimate completion date of April 27, 2028.

This transportation enhancement initiative represents a capital infrastructure improvement designed to preserve and improve pedestrian access across Licking Creek in Sligo Borough. The deliverables include the design, procurement, and installation of the prefabricated truss bridge structure and related construction work as specified in the project's approved bid package drawings. As a formula grant administered through FHWA's Highway Planning and Construction program, the funding supports Pennsylvania's transportation infrastructure priorities as determined through the state's established planning processes, contributing to the broader federal-aid highway program's objectives of highway preservation and multimodal transportation network development.

Project description

This is a transportation enhancement project that will replace the existing pedestrian bridge (adjacent to PA 58) with a new prefabricated truss bridge over licking creek and other miscellaneous construction, as indicated on the approved drawings included in the bid package for state route 0000, section 000, in clarion county sligo borough from approximately the start of the existing structure at station 45+65.00 to approximately the end of the existing structure at station 51+16.00.