State College, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) updated drivers update on its Atherton Street (Route 3014) project, which stretches from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway in State College, for the end of July. Motorists traveling through the work zone can expect the following the week of July 31:
- Monday, July 31, through Saturday, August 5, three crews will work between Beaver and West Fairmount avenues to grade stone and prepare to pave and pour new curbs and sidewalks. This work will take place in the already closed lanes. PennDOT does not expect any additional traffic impacts.
- Monday, July 31, through Thursday, August 3, one crew will install water line from West Fairmount to West Hamilton avenues with flaggers in the roadway enforcing an alternating traffic pattern.
- Monday, July 31, through Wednesday, August 2, one crew at the West Foster Avenue intersection will install conduit and pour foundations for a flashing pedestrian warning device. This work will take place in the already closed lanes. PennDOT does not expect any additional traffic impacts.
- Wednesday, August 2, through Friday, August 4, one crew will pave between Beaver Avenue and West Fairmount avenues. The traffic signal at Beaver Avenue and Atherton Street will be in "flash" mode. Flaggers in the roadway will enforce an alternating traffic pattern.
- The two right lanes from Calder Way to Hill Alley remain closed. Eastbound traffic is reduced to one lane at Calder Way where traffic crosses over into the left lane. Traffic remains in that lane until Hill Alley where it shifts back to the right lane.
- The left lane traveling westbound remains closed at West Prospect Avenue. All through traffic uses the right lane through the construction zone.
- The right lane closure on Beaver Avenue remains in effect from H Alley to Atherton Street.
- Message boards alerting motorists to the closures are in place.
- PennDOT reminds pedestrians to use the detour in place for them and avoid walking through the construction zone.
- Please pay attention to the directional signage posted within the work zone to enhance safety and keep traffic moving 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.
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CONTACT: Timothy Nebgen, tnebgen@pa.gov or 814-765-0598
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