Falcon nest fails; bridge work resumes

The $96.5M project to widen a 1-mile stretch of the road is expected to be finished in the fall

A peregrine falcon nest under the Betzwood Bridge on Route 422 near Valley Forge failed to survive during a construction project that had been altered in an attempt to protect the nest.

As a result, construction of the $96.5 million project resumed in

HOLLY HERMAN — MEDIANEWS GROUP Crews resume working Monday on the Betzwood Bridge along Route 422 after a peregrine falcon nest failed last week.