© Carl Rotenberg ― Times Herald StaffA sinkhole creates dangerous conditions on the Plymouth Road bridge in Plymouth Township Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The township has announced that due to the sinkholes, the bridge will need to replaced.
The road was closed last month to repair sinkholes that appeared at the foundation of the bridge abutements.
The existing bridge will not reopen and must be replaced, according to a post on the Plymouth Township website.
PennDOT is working to examine the extent of the sinkhole activity underneath and adjacent to the bridge in order to design a new foundation for the new bridge, according to the website. It is also moving to finalize all related activities that need to be completed to move the emergency project into construction.
The time frame for when Plymouth Road will reopen will be determined once all engineering work is completed for constructing the new bridge.
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