Chestnut Street Bulkhead

The bulkhead under the south side of the Chestnut Street Bridge was compromised, resulting in a 5 x 10-foot sinkhole on the trail surface. 

PennDOT agreed to repair the bulkhead as part of their Chestnut Street Bridge project. Bridge work began in 2017 and the bulkhead repair took place in early 2021. Completing this work as part of the bridge project is a good example of PennDOT and the City working together to make a permanent repair of a long-standing trail problem and dramatically reduced mobilization costs associated with the repair, which cost over $1M. We appreciate PennDOT's cooperation in including this work in the larger bridge project.