▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁engine ers ▁finding ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁not ▁harm ▁the ▁fish ▁in ▁Marsh alls ▁Creek . ▁ ▁By ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁project ▁had ▁been ▁delayed ▁to ▁opening ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁proposal ▁had ▁been ▁developed . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁by pass ▁of ▁Marsh alls ▁Creek ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁Ph ase ▁I ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁which ▁wrapped ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁under ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁J . D . ▁E ck man ▁Inc ., ▁an ▁At g len - based ▁contract or . ▁The ▁original ▁by pass ▁plan ▁had ▁PA   4 0 2 ▁being ▁real igned ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁Oak ▁Gro ve ▁Drive , ▁onto ▁a ▁new ▁alignment ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁crossed ▁over ▁the ▁Marsh alls ▁Creek ▁and ▁terminated ▁at ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁US   2 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁by pass . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁officials ▁at ▁P enn D OT ▁thought ▁about ▁a ▁smaller ▁by pass ▁proposal , ▁which ▁would ▁connect ▁US   2 0 9 ▁and ▁US   2 0 9 ▁Bus . ▁and ▁not ▁cross ▁P ond ▁Creek . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁work ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in ▁April ▁for ▁rising ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁by pass . ▁Instead ▁of ▁cost ing ▁$ 6 8   mill ion ▁( 2 0 0 8   US D ), ▁the ▁cost