HARRISBURG – PennDOT said updates have been added to the website for the Market Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project, which connects Harrisburg and Wormleysburg.

The project includes the 16-span West Bridge and the 16-span East Bridge which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The updates include additional options to improve the facilities for bicycles and pedestrians on the bridge.

In each option, the sidewalks will be replaced with a smoother surface. The sheet metal hatches will be moved to the roadway for better access. Additional signage for bicycles and pavement markings will be considered for any option chosen.

• Option 1: Maintain four 10 foot lanes, similar to current conditions. It improves the sidewalk surfaces on both bridges, but maintains two 5-foot-9-inch-wide sidewalks on the east bridge. This option does not provide additional amenities for bicycles on the East Bridge other than smoother sidewalks. For the west bridge, two 7-foot sidewalks as well as 2-foot shoulders are proposed, which will provide additional space for cyclists. This option would also allow the pavement to be repainted in the future for three vehicular lanes and to add bicycle / pedestrian facilities at a later date.

• Option 2: Maintains four 10 foot lanes. The upstream sidewalk is eliminated on both bridges to provide a wider downstream sidewalk (9 feet 6 inches wide on the east bridge and 10 feet wide on the west bridge). Two shoulders (1 foot wide) are also provided on the west bridge and a 1 foot shoulder can be provided on the east bridge for more space for cyclists. The wider sidewalk can be considered a “shared use path”, which will allow pedestrians and cyclists to use it simultaneously.

• Option 3: Reduced to three 10-foot lanes and offers a wider upstream sidewalk for pedestrians (7 feet 6 inches wide on the east bridge, 6 feet wide on the west bridge), a wider downstream sidewalk for shared use (10-foot wide on both bridges) and 2-foot shoulders between vehicle lanes and raised sidewalks, providing additional space for cyclists.

The project includes the repair of the arch and the replacement of the deck and sidewalks on the east bridge and the construction of a new superstructure (deck and beams) on the west bridge. Improved sidewalks on both bridges will improve access for cyclists and pedestrians.

Information, including a project overview, project presentations, and methods for providing feedback, are available on the project website at www.penndot.gov/RegionalOffices/district-8/PublicMeetings/DauphinCounty/ MarketStreetBridge / Pages / Default.aspx. An exhibition of open house plans in person will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on January 18, 2022, at Kinsley Hall, 20 Market St., Wormleysburg.

Comments will be accepted until January 28, 2022.

Construction is expected to begin in 2024.