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Scranton officials, PennDOT plan precast 8x12-foot culvert to replace Market Street crossing after 2023 flood
Summary
City and PennDOT described plans at a public meeting to replace the damaged Market Street culvert (State Route 6011) with a precast structure sized to pass a 100-year storm; city to design and acquire right-of-way, PennDOT to hold construction contract and assume ownership.
Scranton city staff and PennDOT officials told neighbors at a public meeting that the damaged Market Street crossing over Leech Creek will be replaced with a precast concrete structure 8 feet high and 12 feet wide sized to pass a 100-year storm.
The project was prompted by flooding in September 2023 that blocked a mixed-type culvert beneath Market Street (State Route 6011) and caused flooding to properties upstream. Tom Riley, president of Riley Associates, said the replacement will be a precast concrete unit with concrete walls and stream-bank protection and will include new curbs, sidewalks and an extended drainage system along Yard Avenue.
City and PennDOT officials said the city will perform design work and acquire any required right-of-way, then convey the right-of-way and the completed design to PennDOT for construction. Laurie Estevez de Jesus, PennDOT District 4 liaison project manager, and Tom Opelka, PennDOT design services engineer, explained that because the new opening will exceed an 8-foot span it will be classified as a bridge on a state…
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