Bulldog Construction Installs the New Borough of Downingtown Pedestrian Bridge, To Be Dedicated Saturday, October 27th
Coatesville, PA –
October 24, 2012 – One
of the region’s leading local businesses, Bulldog
Construction Company, has installed the new Borough of Downingtown
Pedestrian Bridge, which crosses over the Brandywine River and parts of Route
30 in downtown Downingtown. The new bridge
connects the Johnsontown Park trail to Kerr Park and enables pedestrians clear
passage without crossing over any street while closing a gap in Downingtown’s
trail system.
The
official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Downingtown Pedestrian Bridge is
scheduled for this Saturday, October 27th at 11 a.m. There is also naming ceremony, as the Borough
of Downingtown is conducting an online contest to name the new pedestrian
bridge. The ceremony will take place at
Downingtown Borough Hall, 4 West Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335.
For
Bulldog Construction, the new
Downingtown Pedestrian Bridge represents an opportunity to support the
community. Bulldog was established in 1980, and is locally-owned, with over 50
employees in the area.
Bulldog’s work on the project,
which involved setting the bridge in place with a 500-ton crane, as well as
clearing the area and completing the concrete deck work in the approaches to
the bridge, began in late September and was completed last week with the final
concrete pour. The bridge is 127 feet
long.
According
to John Loftus, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bulldog Construction, “The purpose of
the new Downingtown pedestrian bridge is to close a gap in Downingtown’s trail
system, eliminating the need for pedestrians to cross over busy Route 30. When the bridge cement cures, which should be
this week, pedestrians will be able to go from Johnsontown Park to Kerr Park
without crossing over any streets.”
Downingtown Borough received a grant through the Chester
County Community Revitalization Program to modify their trail system to reduce
the need for the at-grade pedestrian crossing on Lancaster Avenue in front of
Borough Hall. The new trail and bridge connects the Johnsontown Park trail to
the trail system in Kerr Park without having to cross the highway.
“All of us at Bulldog Construction
are proud to be part of our community, and have been actively involved in
serving the community in which we not only work but live and raise our families
since we started business in 1980,” said Robert W. Reese, Founder and President
of Bulldog Construction. “Our
work on the new Downingtown Pedestrian Bridge gives our team a feeling of pride
in helping our friends and neighbors, while at the same time a great sense of
accomplishment in continuing to provide the highest-quality public utility
construction services.”
About Bulldog Construction:
Bulldog Construction Co., Inc. has provided the Southeastern
Pennsylvania region with the highest-quality public utility, commercial, industrial, and
residential construction services since its founding in 1980. Bulldog
maintains multiple crews who can complete any size project with confidence,
efficiency and professionalism. The company has the knowledge and expertise to
provide customers with jobs that are consistently completed in an outstanding
manner correctly and safely. Additional
information is available on the company’s website at http://www.bulldogconstr.com.
Media contact:
Jim DeLorenzo, Jim DeLorenzo Public Relations
Phone: 215-564-1122 or 215-266-5943
E-mail: jim@jhdenterprises.com