The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is providing an end-of-May/early June update for a highway resurfacing project in Centre County. Overall, this work will improve the ride quality and extend the life of approximately 23 miles of roadway across eight routes.
Through June 9, work will take place at the following locations:
Route 45 between Plainfield Road and Water Street in Ferguson Township. Work will begin May 30. Milling is scheduled from Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, June 1. Preliminary paving work is scheduled on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3. Final paving will take place from Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9.
Route 26 between Water Street and Whitehall Road in Ferguson Township. Work will begin May 30. Milling is scheduled from Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, June 1. Preliminary paving work is scheduled on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3. Final paving will take place from Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9.
Both sites are scheduled to be completed by Friday, June 9, but all work is weather dependent.
These work zones will feature flaggers in the roadway providing traffic control. PennDOT urges motorists to be alert for changing traffic patterns, exercise caution while traveling through all work zones, obey the posted speed limits, and always buckle up.
Completed work on this contract includes:
Mill and fill patching on Route 4004 (Chestnut Grove Road) between Route 220 and Route 144 in Union and Boggs townships;
Mill and fill patching on Route 445 between Madisonburg and Route 64 in Walker Township;
Mill and fill patching on Route 4007 (Moose Run/Thomas Hill Road) between Milesburg and Route 144 in Boggs Township;
Rock benching on Route 26 between Water Street and Whitehall Road in Ferguson Township;
Paving on Route 350 between the truck pull-off area near Sandy Ridge and Route 53 in Philipsburg.
Several Clinton County roads will also see work under this contract, but that work will not start until the 2024 construction season. New Enterprise and Lime Co. of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor for this $2 million job.
Motorists are encouraged to "Know Before They Go" by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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: Marla Fannin, mfannin@pa.gov or 814.765.0423
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