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Thursday, May 15, 1986, p. 7.
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Bridge repairs in June

By TOM RUE


MILANVILLE -- Repairs to the Milanville Bridge, which were the subject of a local controversy earlier this year because they have been scheduled for the summer. will probably begin sometime in early June, according to David Dyllon, president of the B.G. Coon Co. of Lucerne, Pennsylvania.

With a bid of $400,000. B.G. Coon was awarded the repair contract in mid-March by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

Dyllon told The River Reporter that a preconstruction conference is set to be held with PennDOT officials on May 15. For now. Dyllon said, the repairs are officially slated to begin on May 27, but he added, "After the conference with PennDOT, I'm not sure that date will hold up."

PennDOT took into consideration local concerns over cutting off summer tourist traffic between the Village of Milanville and the Skinners Falls recreation area by scheduling the bridge closing after Memorial Day, Dyllon claimed. The job is contracted for completion within five months of the starting date.

Work will consist of: repairs to the steel structure; a new timber deck; replacement and extension of the safety guard rails; and repainting, Dyllon explained.

Dyllon stated that work crews will adhere to applicable regulations of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER). Became the work is a PennDOT project, Dyllon claimed, the contractor is not effected by New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regulations, despite the fact that the span connects the two states.

He said he did not know what steps would be taken to coordinate with the National Park Service (NPS), but John Hutzky, Superintendent of the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, said he wrote to PennDOT on December 23, 1985 asking for appropriate safety measures to protect river users passing under the bridge. Hutzky said the NPS has asked PennDOT and DER for a river safety plan, but indicated he had not received a plan as of Monday.

Dyllon did not know what steps would be taken to keep paint from falling into the river. He added that painting the bridge has been subcontracted to Postupak Painting Co. of Wilkes-Barre.

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