Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo released a status report on the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge replacement project Tuesday and said she will be providing monthly updates on the project’s progress.

Crocamo had closed the county-owned bridge over the Susquehanna River in March after engineers performing an inspection found further deterioration and section loss of primary, load-carrying components.

County council voted in August to hire Modjeski and Masters Inc. as the engineer to develop three replacement options — a step necessary because federal funding is involved, officials have said.

Tuesday’s update said Modjeski and Masters has compiled a technical scope and price for the first phase of the project, and both are now under review by the county and Pennsylvania Department of

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