J.D. Eckman Inc.

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 16, 2024

J.D. Eckman Leads U.S. 422 Project in Pennsylvania

Motorists traveling from Valley Forge to Reading, Pa., on U.S. 422 should notice a difference when a current project under way is completed. The $83 million project will completely replace 1.7 mi. of freeway that was built in the 1950s and two bridges between Evergreen Road at the Sanatoga interchange and Porter Road....

Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 21, 2024

J.D. Eckman Inc. Leads $113M Pennsylvania Bridge Project

PennDOT recently reported on the progress of a bridge replacement project in Lackawanna County, Pa. The contract of $113 million was awarded to J.D. Eckman Inc. , with multiple people in charge of this project....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 04, 2023

Repairing Saint George's Bridge

Everyone likes short cuts. It saves time. It saves fuel and it saves aggravation. Business leaders in the late 1700s envisioned such a short cut slicing through a narrow strip of land to build a waterway linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 09, 2023

J.D. Eckman Leads U.S. 1 Project Near Philly

Philadelphia, America's sixth largest city, bristles with four-lane highways and busy thoroughfares carrying citizens, tourists and interstate travelers to their destinations. These busy roads connect the city and visitors to historic locations downtown and fans to sporting venues....

PennDOT - Tue February 16, 2021

PennDOT to Rehabilitate Historic Brower's Bridge in Chester County

Construction began Feb. 22 on a project to rehabilitate Brower's Bridge, a historic 117-year-old bridge carrying Mansion Road over the south branch of French Creek in Warwick and East Nantmeal townships, Chester County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....

First State Update - Thu August 20, 2020

Concrete Deck Overlay Pilot Project to Soon Begin on Delaware-N.J. Bridge

The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) announced Aug. 18 that an ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) deck overlay pilot project will begin on the four-lane New Jersey-bound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge in September....

Mon February 05, 2018

Workers Replace Main Street Bridge Over Perkiomen Creek in Bucks County

The Wolf Administration announced on Jan. 22 that preliminary construction is under way on a project to replace the three-span bridge carrying Main Street over Perkiomen Creek in Sellersville, Pa. “This is a key transportation project for this region, one that has been a long time in the making,” Gov....

Lori Tobias - Tue September 05, 2017

PennDOT Makes Improvements Along Major State Highway

A series of projects on a major highway in southeastern Pennsylvania is expected to ultimately add up to a safer, smoother and faster commute for the 90,000 drivers who travel the route daily. The projects, known collectively as the 422 Improvements are under way, with some already completed, and others just beginning....