The Veterans Memorial Bridge carries state Route 462 over the Susquehanna River between Lancaster and York counties.
will close for three years during a renovation project that is now expected to cost $234 million, nearly three times its original budget.
Thompson also confirmed that the estimated cost of the project has risen to $234 million, including construction, design, utilities and right-of-way acquisition. The project was originally estimated to cost $79 million, but PennDOT has since nearly tripled the amount of material that it plans to remove and replace on the 94-year-old bridge.Columbia and Wrightsville have been preparing for the bridge to close.
Eric White, Columbia Borough councilman, said he expects that with the closure of the bridge, through traffic on Route 462 will decrease. He said the bridge is used not only by cars but people on foot and bikes.
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