2nd Route 33 bridge replacement (and more traffic) days away in Northampton County

Here’s the good news: work on the northbound Route 33 bridge over the Bushkill Creek is complete.

The bad news? Work on the southbound bridge starts in a matter of days.

Both spans in Palmer Township and Stockertown were built on sinkhole-prone ground. After they were replaced in 2004, the northbound bridge sank more than 2 feet and the southbound bridge sank more than a foot, according to Pennsylvania Departm,ent of Transportation engineer Kerry Petrasic…

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