OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) – Center Street Bridge in Oil City has officially reopened following a seven-month rehabilitation project to repair deficiencies along the 172-foot-long structure.
(Pictured above: Mayor William P. Moon cuts the ribbon to officially reopen Center Street Bridge. Also in attendance were PennDOT and county officials and public figures.)
“The seven months was well worth the wait,” said Mike Deibert, assistant district executive of construction at the PennDOT District 1-0 Office. “Any time that we can save an old metal structure and give it another 30 to 50 years of life is something pretty special. It fits in well with the community setting.”
Deibert, along with Oil City Mayor William P. Moon and Oil City Main Street Program manager Kathy Bailey, addressed the public during the October 27 ribbon cutting ceremony held in celebration of the bridge reopening.