McLaughlin Run Bridge Work Continues on Schedule

The McLaughlin Run Road bridge is gone and now replaced with a muddy construction zone full of workers and heavy machinery.

 and traffic has been diverted around multiple detours in the area. PennDOT officials said the construction project is on schedule and should be completed by early November.

PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi said one bridge abutment is finished and crews are backfilling around it to stabilize the foundation. Work on the other side will begin shortly, Struzzi said.

Before work on the bridge could begin, because the new span will be wider.

“The project is progressing well and  while the work is occurring,” Struzzi said.

There also will be a pedestrian bridge installed farther down McLaughlin Run leading to the park. Bridgeville council said during its Monday night monthly meeting that the bridge is being donated to the township and will only need to be constructed and placed on over the creek. The borough is working to see if it owns the right-of-way in the area.