Lane restrictions will be in place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in Pottsville and Palo Alto on Route 61 between Route 209 and Bacon Street for painting work.
State Department of Transportation contractors will do the work, which could be delayed in the event of inclement weather, as part of the ongoing Mady’s Bridge work. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through the area.
PennDOT is replacing the two Mady’s bridges in Pottsville and Palo Alto after they were deemed structurally deficit in 2001 due to abutment issues.
Located in Palo Alto, “Mady’s Big Bridge” is a 314-foot long and 64-foot wide, four-span, concrete-encased steel I-beam bridge over the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad.
“Mady’s Small Bridge” in Pottsville over the Schuylkill River is 79 feet long and 62 feet wide. It is a single-span steel I-beam bridge.