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    PennDOT Line Painting Operations Starting in Northwest Region

    May 16, 2023

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) northwest region is reminding drivers not to follow too closely behind line-painting equipment as operations have started for the season.

    The six-county region, which includes Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Warren, and Venango counties, owns two paint trucks to paint more than 7,761 miles of lines each year. The equipment is scheduled to complete line-painting operations throughout the region in the coming months, as weather permits, starting with the interstates.

    Motorists who encounter a line-painting operation should follow these guidelines:

    • Stay back at least 500 feet from the equipment.

    • Don't drive on wet paint lines.

    • Don't pass the trucks in a paint train.

    • Be patient as the paint truck will pull over periodically to let traffic pass.
    Weather conditions often affect how quickly line paint will dry. Under ideal temperatures and humidity, the average time for the paint to be no track is 90 to 120 seconds. During the early spring and late fall, it can take several more minutes for the paint to completely dry.

    Drivers are responsible to operate their vehicles within the roadway lines and follow all warning and advisory signage. Additional information on the statewide line painting effort is available on PennDOT's website, www.penndot.pa.gov.

    PennDOT's northwest region shares weekly updates on other roadway maintenance activities through email blasts and the District 1 Maintenance and Traffic Bulletins section of the website.

    Subscribe to PennDOT maintenance updates, news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.

    Information about infrastructure in District 1, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D1Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

    Follow local PennDOT news on Twitter and like the department on Facebook and Instagram.


    Contact: Saxon Daugherty, 814-678-7095 or sadaughert@pa.gov  

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