Transportation
Fay, S&B USA Construction Awarded $39M PennDOT Bridge Contract
The Layton Bridge, a 17-span, steel Pratt Truss bridge over the Youghiogheny River, will be replaced with a modern two-lane, three-span composite steel I-girder bridge.
Fay, S&B USA Construction won a $39-million Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation contract to replace a one-lane bridge in Fayette County, Pa. that has reached the end of its service life due to age and corrosion. The project will replace the Layton Bridge, a 17-span, steel Pratt Truss bridge over the Youghiogheny River with a modern two-lane, three-span composite steel I-girder bridge.
Fay, a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in heavy civil infrastructure projects in the MidAtlantic region, will also perform additional bridge, roadway and safety improvements in Perry Township and Perryopolis Borough, Fayette County.
Fay says the project will improve safety, reliability, and mobility for residents, school transportation, first responders and pedestrians.
“This project is a critical investment in the safety and mobility of Fayette County,” Bryan Frye, project Executive for Fay, says in a statement. “Our team is proud to partner with PennDOT to replace this aging structure with modern infrastructure that will serve the community for generations. Fay brings deep bridge-building expertise, disciplined execution, and strong safety performance to deliver this work efficiently while minimizing impacts to the traveling public.”
Built in 1899, the Layton bridge was originally designed as a railroad crossing and carries only one lane of traffic. Fay will construct the new bridge about 200 ft southeast of the current structure. Fay crews will build from a temporary trestle, which is a work platform that will span the Youghiogheny River and is capable of supporting multiple cranes. Fay says this approach will allow PennDOT to keep the current bridge and tunnel open during most of the construction and avoid a 17.5-mile detour.
After finishing the bridge and road realignment, Fay will close and seal the Layton Tunnel, which will no longer align with the new Layton Road alignment.
Fay is also one of four contractors currently building six new interstate bridges as part of the PennDOT Major Bridges P3 Program, the largest bundled-bridge project delivered in the U.S. under a public-private partnership agreement.
