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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission approved spending related to planned construction in Middletown Township.
The commission, which operates bridges in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will be building a maintenance facility on six acres in the 100 block of Woodbourne Road between Wood Lane and Big Oak Road in the Langhorne section of Middletown Township. The land sits abutting the railroad bridge and on the curve in the road.
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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission purchased the property in 2018 and 2019. The 6.1 acres was previously four separate lots that were purchased for $1.85 million.
Earlier this week, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission approved a $56.5 million construction contract with Bracy Construction Inc. of Allentown for work on the Middletown Township site, projects in Morrisville Borough, and Solebury Township.
The Middletown Township property, which was cleared last year, will feature two buildings, adjoining parking lots, and service/equipment islands, according to the commission.
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The contract covers construction of a 7,000-square-foot, 5,000-ton salt storage building, a fueling island, and a de-icing area consisting of a brine storage/mixing/dispensing station, and a magnesium-chloride storage/dispensing station in Middletown Township. The salt-storage building is designed to be barn-styled and split into two sections for ease of loading and unloading salt.
Work on the first phase of the Middletown Township project is set to begin in August and be completed in winter.
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A second stage of work calls for constructing a 44,347-square-foot building with a partial second story. The building will have garage space, a repair shop, a vehicle wash bay, welding and office areas, lockers and showers, and a lunchroom. The building will have a masonry split-faced veneer finish on the building’s lower half and a corrugated metal-panel facade on the upper half.
The Middletown Township site is about equal distance to the commission’s Scudder Falls (I-295) Toll Bridge and the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge. The site is also expected to serve three, smaller non-toll bridges – Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge, Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge, and the Lower Trenton (“Trenton Makes”) Toll-Supported Bridge.
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The approved contract by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, which is headquarter in Lower Makefield Township, will allow for the removal of the old administration building along Route 1 in Morrisville Borough. The contractor would then be able to construct a smaller two-story, 16,120-square foot operations building that would house toll collection staff and commission security personnel. The replacement building is expected to be completed in 2023.
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The demolition of an existing maintenance yard in Morrisville Borough will be dependent on construction of the Middletown Township facility. A smaller maintenance facility would then be constructed in Morrisville Borough with storage for vehicles and equipment, a sign shop, a wood shop, and locker room.
Under the contract, the commission plans to create a new fuel-dispensing island and fuel-management system in Solebury Township.
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