On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District Executive Michael W. Rebert and others will cut the ribbon on the new PA 903 Sgt. Andrew J. “AJ” Baddick Memorial Bridge over the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe Borough.

Officials will unveil signs commemorating the naming of the Bridge after Sgt. Baddick, offer remarks, and then cut the ribbon to open the Bridge.U.S. Rep. Matthew Cartwright, state Sen. John Yudichak, state Rep. Doyle Heffley, former state Rep. Keith McCall and local officials will attend the opening on the Eastern side of the new Route 903 Bridge, Jim Thorpe borough.