SR 2020 emergency flood repair

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received a $274,913.48 project grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program on April 13, 2022. The grant funds will support emergency repairs to State Route 2020 (Scott Street) bridge in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania following flood damage. Specifically, the Department will perform scour remediation including abutment foundation underpinning, abutment repairs, streambed paving repairs such as cut off wall placement and concrete repairs, and rip-rap placement. As the state department of transportation for the Commonwealth, the grantee will deliver these critical infrastructure repair services to restore traffic flow on the damaged bridge. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in highway and road construction, preservation, and improvement efforts.

Project description

Emergency structure repairs to state route 2020 (scott street) bridge in city of wilkes-barre, luzerne county . Scour remediation (abutment foundation underpinning), abutment repairs, streambed paving repairs (cut off wall placement, concrete repairs), and RIP-RAP placement.