Koppel officials were informed this week that Penn DOT plans to close the Koppel Bridge for 72 days beginning August 13th and is planned to reopen on October 24th.

The project began in 2017, with crews having built a new bridge to connect Koppel and North Sewickley Township on Route 351 over the Beaver River.

Crews will do some demolition to the current bridge as well as constructing a retaining wall and roadway grading, drainage, paving, guide rails, and line painting – as well as some planting and seeding work during the project.

The $31.5 million project involves replacing the 102-year-old bridge with a new structure directly downstream. The existing bridge has been subject to flooding for several years.