Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a highway resurfacing project along Route 446 in Eldred Borough, Keating, and Eldred townships will begin on Tuesday, September 2. This project will improve the ride quality and extend the service life of approximately 8.5 miles of roadway across the three municipalities.
The work zone begins approximately half a mile south of Mechanic Street in Eldred Borough and continues southbound approximately 8.5 miles. Starting on Tuesday, September 2, PennDOT advises drivers to expect to encounter flaggers in the roadway providing traffic control during daylight hours through this stretch. The department urges drivers to anticipate delays, exercise caution in work zones, obey flaggers and other posted work zone signage, and always buckle up.
The contractor will begin mobilizing equipment and placing traffic control measures on Thursday, August 28. PennDOT does not anticipate any significant traffic impacts during mobilization efforts. There is no work scheduled for Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day.
Overall work on this project includes surface preparation, paving, guide rail upgrades, pavement marking, and miscellaneous construction. Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., of State College, PA, is the contractor on this $3.7 million project. PennDOT anticipates project completion in mid-December, but all schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
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Information about infrastructure in District 2, including completed work and significant projects, is available at http://www.penndot.pa.gov/D2Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at https://gis.penndot.pa.gov/paprojects/.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Timothy Nebgen, tnebgen@pa.gov or 814-765-0598
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