This story is part of a continuing effort to spotlight sinkhole concerns on the Bushkill Creek and the possible influence of the Buzzi Unicem cement plant’s water discharge on the problem.
Work to replace two sinkhole-plagued Route 33 bridges over the Bushkill Creek is more than a year behind schedule and $3 million over budget, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The pockmarked terrain has long confounded PennDOT’s efforts to erect stable highway bridges from Palmer Township to Stockertown. A $10 million replacement project installed 20 years ago failed and is now being replaced…