When Herbert, Rowland & Grubic began working with Cumberland County, Pa., as its bridge engineer, the county’s infrastructure was facing serious challenges—more than half of its bridges were structurally deficient. Decades of maintenance and minor rehabilitation work helped bridges stay open, but didn’t solve critical issues.
HRG came to the county with long-term solutions, showing how the county could feasibly replace or rehabilitate 16 of its 28 bridges as well as how it could fund the program. Since starting a $40-million bridge program in 2015, 10 projects in Cumberland County have been completed, and by 2022 all of the county’s bridges will be in good to new condition.