Petition calls for repair of Skinners Falls Bridge

Posted 8/21/12

SKINNERS FALLS, PA — The bridge between New York and Pennsylvania at Skinners Falls was closed indefinitely by PennDOT in December 2015, with no plan yet in place about how it will be reopened. …

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Petition calls for repair of Skinners Falls Bridge

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SKINNERS FALLS, PA — The bridge between New York and Pennsylvania at Skinners Falls was closed indefinitely by PennDOT in December 2015, with no plan yet in place about how it will be reopened. James May, a spokesman for the agency said at the time, “The public has to understand that this is not going to be a matter of days or weeks; it’s an indefinite closure.”

Now, residents in the area have started an online petition (www.ipetitions.com/petition/the-repair-re-open-of-the-skinners-falls-bridge) calling on PennDot and others to repair and reopen the 114-year-old span.

The petition says in part, “The repair and reopening of the Skinners Falls Bridge is critical to the well-being and survivability [sic] of local businesses. Failure to repair and re-open the bridge is having, and will continue to have, significantly adverse impacts on local business. In addition, the closure is causing a major inconvenience to residents and tourists as drivers are forced to find alternate routes to and from their home, work and vacation destinations. In the event of an emergency on the river the National Park Service along with other emergency units would have to go at least eight or more miles out of the way to respond. With the bridge closed other roads (such as the River Rd) are getting the majority of the traffic in which they are not safely designed to handle.”

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