The Douglass Township Board of Supervisors announced an update on the closure of County Line Road Bridge located over Swamp Creek at their meeting on Monday April 21st.

            At prior meetings, the board had discussed the need for the closure and repairs to the bridge. At the meeting, Engineer Alison Lee stated that PennDOT listed the bridge repair as "Critical" and "Corrosion has been there for a while."

            The board explained that there are two primary sources of funding for the project. The first is through DVRPC, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. The agency made an 80% financial commitment to the project 10 years ago, when it was estimated it would cost an estimated $1 million for repairs. Therefore, the township is renegotiating the funding through DVRPC since the cost of the project has since doubled.

            Another source of funding would come through ...