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    Atherton Street Update for Early September

    August 31, 2023

    Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) updated drivers on its Atherton Street (Route 3014) project, which stretches from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway in State College, for early September. While the contractor and PennDOT staff are off Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday, motorists traveling through the work zone can expect the following Tuesday, September 5, through Thursday, September 7:

    • A crew will pave between Beaver and West Fairmount avenues. This work will take place in the already closed lanes. PennDOT does not expect any additional traffic impacts.
    • A crew will continue laying brick pavers in designated areas between Calder Way and Highland Avenue. This work will take place in the already closed lanes. PennDOT does not expect any additional traffic impacts.
    • A crew will pour new concrete sidewalks between Beaver and West Nittany Avenues. This work will take place in the already closed lanes. PennDOT does not expect any additional traffic impacts.
    • A crew will place new waterline between Logan Avenue and Piersol Lane. Flaggers in the roadway will enforce an alternating traffic pattern.
    • The right lane of Route 26 (Beaver Avenue) northbound heading toward downtown remains closed between H and Cresson alleys.
    • A pedestrian detour remains in place. PennDOT urges pedestrians to use said detour and avoid walking through closed sidewalk signs into the construction zone.
    • Message boards alerting motorists of the construction zone and changing traffic patterns remain in place. 

    The contractor and PennDOT will suspend work on Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9, to avoid impacting traffic heading to the Penn State Nittany Lions game against Delaware.

    PennDOT urges drivers to pay attention to the work zone and directional signage to enhance safety and keep traffic flowing efficiently.

    PennDOT posts updates and detour information on the Atherton Street project page weekly and encourages drivers to visit the page at www.penndot.pa.gov/AthertonStreet.

    Overall work on the project includes roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements that include pipes and inlets, water and sewer lines, concrete curbing, sidewalks and detectable warning surfaces, pavement markings, traffic signals and supports, and miscellaneous items.

    HRI, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $30.7 million project. PennDOT anticipates the contractor completing the project in the fall of 2024, but all work is weather and schedule dependent.

    PennDOT reminds motorists that intermittent traffic stops are possible for short periods during work activities and urges drivers to use caution when traveling through the work zone. PennDOT also reminds drivers not to follow construction equipment into the closed lane and to use both lanes to the merge point to minimize traffic back-ups and shorten travel delays when approaching the work zone.

    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 Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.gov/District2.

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