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Old Tunkhannock Highway and Fairground Road bridges need to be replaced.
DALLAS TWP. – Plans to replace two bridges that were damaged in last year’s flooding were discussed at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting.
The Old Tunkhannock Highway Bridge, which was built around 1908, is one of the oldest bridges in Luzerne County, said township engineer Tom Doughton.
Before the stone-arch bridge, which crosses over Leonard’s Creek in Kunkle, can be removed, Doughton said, an assessment must be performed to determine the environmental impact of removing the bridge.
The other bridge, which is on Fairground Road and crosses over Trout Brook, is a temporary bridge that was erected after the Agnes flood in 1972, Doughton said. He said he is working on a design and build package for both bridges, which would be bid out as one project and would be funded by federal and state cash.
In another matter, Doughton said paving would begin in June or July on the Old Tunkhannock Highway from Alderson Road to state Route 309. The project will be paid for by $38,000 left over from a state Office of Community Development block grant, which originally was used for creek restoration and a flood mitigation project around the Kunkle Fire House.
In other business, the supervisors approved an ordinance that would require homeowners to repair, close or demolish structures determined to be unfit for human habitation.
Also, Vice Chairman Frank Wagner commended the road department for the swift snow removal during the Valentine’s Day storm.
“There were very few complaints,” he said. “In fact, I didn’t get any.”