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Pedestrian bridge trusses to be delayed

The cross-section of the long-awaited pedestrian bridge, which will finish another portion of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor trail through Jim Thorpe, is coming to town a little later than originally planned.

Carbon County officials released a revised truss delivery schedule, which pushes the dates for the six 40-foot loads to be delivered.The new expected delivery dates are:Two of the sections will arrive between 3 and 4 p.m. on Aug. 30. Sections three and four will arrive at 10 a.m. and noon on Aug. 31; and loads five and six will arrive between 10 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 1.The six sections will be transported to the staging area at the northern end of the county parking lot near the new Route 903 bridge, where they will be assembled.The span will then be transported to the piers for the bridge and lifted into place.Commissioners' Chairman Wayne Nothstein said last week that the lifting of the trusses into place is anticipated to happen about a month after the delivery happens.Latona Trucking Inc. of Pittston is completing the construction of the 250-foot steel truss bridge that will span the Lehigh River near Turkey Hill in Jim Thorpe.Latona was approved by the commissioners as the company to complete the project in December, after reviewing their bid of $2,729,483.20. The whole project is expected to cost more than $3.2 million.Construction is expected to be completed this fall.