Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a highway reconstruction project impacting Interstate 99 (I-99) and Route 322 in College and Worth townships is set to get underway on Tuesday, March 31. This project will improve ride quality and extend the service life of approximately 1.5 miles of roadway, as well as correct settlement issues on three bridges within the work zone.
Starting Tuesday, the contractor will close the right lane of I-99 southbound near Exit 61/Port Matilda and on Route 322 westbound near the Innovation Park/Penn State University exit. While these lanes are closed, the off-ramps at both exits will also be closed, and detours will be in place. PennDOT anticipates these exits will remain closed and the detours in place until early June.
The detour for the Port Matilda exit will direct drivers off I-99 at exit 68/Grays Woods-Waddle, where they will take Route 3042 (Skytop Mountain Road) to Alternate 220 and follow it to Port Matilda. The detour for the Innovation Park/Penn State University exit will have drivers continue along Route 322 westbound, merge onto I-99 southbound, take exit 71/Woodycrest-Toftrees, follow Waddle Road to the on-ramp for I-99 northbound, merge onto I-99 northbound, and follow it back to Route 322 eastbound and the Innovation Park/Penn State University exit on the eastbound side.
Once the contractor completes work on the right lanes, work will shift to the left lanes. PennDOT will issue an update before work shifts to the left lanes.
Work on this contract includes highway reconstruction, guide rail installation, line painting, and miscellaneous construction. Francis J. Palo, Inc., of Clarion, PA, is the contractor on this $1.8 million project. PennDOT anticipates project completion near the end of August but reminds drivers that all construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.
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I-99 southbound detour map
Route 322 westbound detour map