Indian Creek Road Bridge Replacement in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County
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PennDOT Engineering District 5 announces that work will begin Monday, April 27, 2026, to replace the Indian Creek Road Bridge over Leibert Creek in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County. The $1,384,436 project, awarded to Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc. of Woodstown, NJ, involves replacing the existing 14-foot-long, 29-foot-wide 1973 dual steel pipe arch bridge with a new pre-cast reinforced concrete box culvert measuring 41 feet 8 inches long and 26 feet 2 inches wide. Indian Creek Road will be closed and detoured between Route 29/Cedar Crest Boulevard and Brookside Road through approximately September 2026, with the full project anticipated to be complete in January 2027.
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PennDOT announces a bridge replacement project on Indian Creek Road over Leibert Creek in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, with construction beginning April 27, 2026. The project replaces the existing 1973 dual steel pipe arch bridge (14 feet long, 29 feet wide) with a new pre-cast reinforced concrete box culvert (41 feet 8 inches long, 26 feet 2 inches wide), along with approach roadway reconstruction and guide rail installation. Indian Creek Road will be closed and detoured between Route 29/Cedar Crest Boulevard and Brookside Road from April 27 through approximately September 2026. Affected motorists should plan alternate routes using the posted detour via Route 29/Cedar Crest Boulevard, Lower Macungie Road, and Brookside Road. The $1,384,436 project is expected to be complete in January 2027.
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Indian Creek Road over Leibert Creek Bridge Replacement in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County
April 24, 2026
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- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Follow on LinkedIn Allentown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 5 announced today work will begin Monday, April 27th, to replace the Indian Creek Road Bridge over Leibert Creek in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County.
Beginning on Monday, April 27th, Indian Creek Road will be closed and detoured between Route 29/Cedar Crest Boulevard and Brookside Road. The detour will utilize Route 29/Cedar Crest Boulevard, Lower Macungie Road, and Brookside Road. The detour is anticipated to be in place until September 2026.
The project involves replacing the existing dual steel pipe arch bridge with a new pre-cast reinforced concrete box culvert. Other work includes approach roadway reconstruction and guide rail installation.
The existing bridge is 14 feet long and 29 feet wide and was constructed in 1973. The new structure will be 41 feet, 8 inches long and 26 feet, 2 inches wide. This section of Indian Creek Road has an average daily traffic of 2,143 vehicles.
Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc. of Woodstown, NJ is the general contractor on the $1,384,436 project that is anticipated to be complete in January 2027.
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