CLEARFIELD – Construction for a Route 120 bridge, spanning Big Run near the village of Truman, Cameron County, is scheduled to begin later this month as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project.

Replacement of this bridge will allow PennDOT to remove it from Cameron County’s structurally deficient bridge list, officials said.

The existing 21-foot bridge dates from 1925 and carries an average of almost 2,100 vehicles each day.

Construction is expected to begin during the week of July 17 and be complete in mid-October. During this time, an alternating traffic pattern will be controlled by temporary traffic signals.

In the event of unfavorable weather or unforeseen activities, this schedule may change.  

This bridge is referred to as JV-25 and is one out of the 558 bridges being replaced under the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. JV references the joint-venture partnership between Walsh/Granite, which is leading construction for the entire project.

The Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is a public-private partnership between PennDOT and Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, under which PWKP will finance, design, replace and maintain the bridges for 25 years. The P3 approach will allow PennDOT to replace the bridges more quickly while achieving significant savings and minimizing impacts on motorists.