Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program Bundle 1
COMPLETED: 2021

Bassett Engineering is pleased to announce the completion of Bundle 1 of the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program. The bridge bundling program is meant to upgrade local bridges at significantly lower costs than if each bridge was repaired or replaced individually. Cost savings result from the considerable economy of scale gained by building multiple bridges of the same type under one contract. Bassett Engineering conducted a feasibility study considering a wide variety of bridge types to determine the optimum structure for each location. This program also involved a steering committee of the seventeen municipalities, PennDOT, PADEP, PA Fish & Boat, and the Lycoming County Conservation District.

The project is split into four bundles: each bundle consists of 3 to 5 bridges of the same structure type. The Feasibility Study began in July 2020. Bundle 1 was designed in 2020 and early 2021 and constructed in 2021. Bundles 2 and 3 are being designed in 2021 and will be constructed in 2022. Bundle 4 will be designed in 2022 and constructed in 2023.

Bundle 1: Aluminum Box Culverts

Aluminum Box Culverts (ALBC’s) offer the greatest hydraulic opening at the lowest cost for any full highway traffic-rated structure for spans up to 20 – 25 feet.

• Eldred Township, Calebs Creek Road
• Hepburn Township, Klump Road
• Limestone Township, Mill Road
• Muncy Township, Auchmuty Road

Scroll down below to see all the bridges that were completed in Bundle 1 of the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program.

Bassett Engineering was excited to celebrate the completion of the Fox Road Bridge in Tunkhannock Township with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony this December. Tunkhannock Township Supervisors, and staff, State Representative Lisa Baker, Representative of Gene Yaw Bassett Engineering, Susquehanna Valley Construction Corporation, and members of the local community joined together to celebrate the opening of the bridge. Despite a late start to construction due to funding the bridge was completed and opened before the holidays!

The Ribbon Cutting event was featured on PA Home Page, to view the news segment click the image below or click HERE.

Bassett Engineering surveyed, designed, obtained permits, and provided construction phase engineering including inspection during installation of the Cemetery Road bridge replacement. The bridge is located on Cemetery Road over East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek in Wharton Township, Potter County. The brand new bridge is a 42-ft span by 24-foot long by 10 ft-high precast concrete arch with cast-in-place footings. The contractor for this project was Charles J. Merlo Inc. out of Mineral Point, PA, they purchased the precast arch from an approved supplier and installed the same. A PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund grant which was awarded in March of 2021 helped offset construction costs. The arch itself, headwalls, wing walls, and wing wall footers were precast concrete along with precast ‘Express’ concrete forms for the arch foundations, within which the Contractor cast concrete in place. All precast superstructure pieces were delivered and erected in one work day. Fantastic work to all who were involved with the project, excited for people in Wharton Township to enjoy the new bridge!

Bassett Engineering is pleased to announce the completion of the fourth bridge replacement under the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program. The brand new aluminum box culvert spans 15′ and is 31′ long is located on Auchmuty Road in Muncy Township. This bridge was supplied by Contech Engineered Solutions and installed by Wolyniec Construction of Williamsport, PA. With construction finished on the Auchmuty Road bridge, Bundle 1 is now complete! The Bridge Bundling Program will continue into 2022 with Bundles 2 and 3 set for construction.

Bassett Engineering is proud to announce the completion of the third bridge replacement under the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program. The brand new aluminum box culvert which spans 15′ and is 27′ wide is located on Klump Road in Hepburn Township. This bridge was supplied by Contech Engineered Solutions and was installed by Wolyniec Construction of Williamsport, PA. This was the third of the four bridges in Bundle 1 completed.

Early this week, the completion of Bundle 1 of the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program was celebrated with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The Lycoming County Commissioners and County Transportation Planning and Development staff, Bassett Engineering, Wolyniec Construction, and the local municipal bridge owners gathered in Hepburn Township to celebrate this achievement. Bundle 1 is the first of four bundles to be completed as a part of the program. In 2022, the county will complete 10 more bridges, and by 2023 a total of 17 will be completed under the project. Bundle 1 consisted of the following projects:

• Eldred Township                   Calebs Creek Road
• Hepburn Township                Klump Road
• Limestone Township              Mill Road
• Muncy Township                   Auchmuty Road

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was covered by PA Home Page and the article and news segment can be found by clicking HERE

The Ribbon Cutting Booklet with information regarding the projects in Bundle 1 and the rest of the Bundling Program can be viewed HERE

Update on the Fox Road Bridge Replacement project for Tunkhannock Township. The deck pour was completed last week, consisting of a minimum of 8 inches thick concrete with two layers of tied epoxy coated steel reinforcement.  Great work to all involved on this project!

Bassett Engineering is excited to announce the completion of the second bridge replacement under the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program. This aluminum box culvert which spans 19‘’ is located on Caleb Creek Road in Eldred Township. This bridge was supplied by Contech Engineered Solutions and was installed by Wolyniec Construction of Williamsport, PA. This is the second of the four bridges in Bundle 1 to be completed, and Bundle 1 is expected to be completed in the fall of 2021.

Lift day at the Fox Road Bridge replacement designed by Bassett Engineering for Tunkhannock Township! The existing 96-foot two-span steel I-beam bridge is being replaced with a 106-foot single-span prestressed concrete bulb-tee bridge. The new bridge will offer significant geometric, hydraulic, and safety improvements. This project is funded by both PennDOT and DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund grants.  Susquehanna Valley Construction Corporation is constructing the bridge for the project.  Check out the timelapse video and the pictures of the beams being set below!

Lift day for precast concrete pieces on Cemetery Road in Wharton Township is complete! Bassett Engineering designed a brand new 42′ span x 24’ length precast concrete arch bridge that is being installed over the East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek. The precast concrete arch bridge was chosen because its cost effective, its durability and ability to retain the natural stream bottom in the trout stream. Charles J. Merlo Inc. installed the arch sections along with the headwall and wingwall sections for a total of 10 total picks for the day. Check out the time lapse video to see the installation of the bridge as well as the photos from the lift day below!