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Phillips’ Mill Bridge Replacement is Progressing

Phillips’ Mill Bridge Replacement is Progressing

June 11, 2018

Bi-State Construction has installed the temporary roadway that gives access to the bridge construction project and the pipes that will allow canal water to flow past the site as soon as the Centre Bridge pump is put back in service ( we hope this week).  The towpath trail is CLOSED between Lower Limeport Bridge to the north and the bridge at Canal Park to the south.  The project could take as long as April 2019, and the trail will be closed throughout that time.

Please do not try to get through that area by removing barriers.   They will be replaced and the project will take that much longer to complete.

Also please be aware that the temporary roadway is for use only by the contractor and the owners of the riverside properties that have no other access.

Your cooperation will be very much appreciated by all involved and affected.

 

 

|| June 11, 2018 || Tagged With: construction, Delaware Canal, Phillips' Mill Bridge, Solebury Township ||

Towpath Closure at Phillips’ Mill

Towpath Closure at Phillips’ Mill

April 12, 2018

The towpath will be closed between the Lower Limeport Bridge and the pedestrian bridge at Canal Park in Solebury Township beginning on Monday, April 16th.    The closure is necessary because of the replacement of the bridge that crosses the Canal at Phillips’ Mill.  The closure will remain in effect until the project is completed.

It will not be possible to complete the Delaware Canal/Delaware & Raritan Canal Loop Trail that runs from Centre Bridge, PA to New Hope, PA to Lambertville, NJ to  Stockton, NJ to Centre Bridge, PA.

 

|| April 12, 2018 || Tagged With: Phillips' Mill Bridge, Solebury Township, Towpath Trail ||

Upcoming Work on the Centre Bridge to Lock 11 Section

Upcoming Work on the Centre Bridge to Lock 11 Section

Wednesday, March 28

The pump that supplies water to the Canal from Centre Bridge to Lock 11 section in New Hope was damaged during the ice floes in the Delaware River this winter.   The Park Maintenance staff has not been able to get down into the River to fully ascertain the problem because of ice, then high water levels. It anticipated that the damage isn’t too significant.

In the meantime, the contract has been awarded to Bi-State Construction for the reconstruction of the Phillips’ Mill Bridge.  The first stage of this project is to place pipes through which water can flow in the Canal  and then construct a temporary roadway to access the bridge site.

The Park’s plan is to have both the pump repair and the pipe installation/ temporary road access projects occur simultaneously in April.    This will take advantage of the Canal’s current waterless condition and prevent the scenario of rewatering the Canal with the pump only to have it de-watered again shortly thereafter.

|| March 28, 2018 || Tagged With: Centre Bridge Pump, Phillips' Mill Bridge, Rewatering ||

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Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Michael Ginder, Executive Director

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