Montoursville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 3 team is wrapping up a successful construction season this year, which included 111 new contracts worth an estimated $312 million, to improve travel and safety on state highways and bridges across Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, and Union counties.
This investment included 41 miles of microsurfacing and high friction surface treatment, 495 miles of seal coat (oil and chip), in addition to the rehabilitating, reconstructing, and resurfacing of 167 roadway miles across the district using both contractor and department force crews.
Statewide, PennDOT has been hard at work improving Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges throughout the year, improving more than 4,800 miles of road, including over 1,400 miles of paving, and beginning work to repair, replace, or preserve 368 bridges from January through October of this year.
“Maintenance first has always been a focus area in our district and this year was no different,” said PennDOT District 3 Executive Eric High. “With work performed on over 700 miles of roadway and nearly 80 bridges in 2025, we continue to ensure that our infrastructure is safe and reliable for not just our generation, but for future generations.”
In addition to highway work, 78 state-owned bridges were replaced or repaired throughout the district. This includes replacing or rehabilitating 25 bridges and preserving 24 bridges in good condition to extend their life. The district also performed 29 flood repairs to roads and bridges in Lycoming, Sullivan, and Columbia counties.
Notable projects completed this year in District 3 include:
Bradford County
- Route 220 pipe replacement south of Ulster Road in Ulster Township, $905,000.
Columbia County
- Interstate 80 restoration project between the Montour County line and the Fishing Creek Bridge in Hemlock Township, $11.1 million.
Lycoming County
- Replacement of the bridge that carries Route 14 over Trout Run in Lewis Township, $3.3 million.
- Route 44 embankment stabilization project between Torbert Lane and Tombs Run in Watson Township, $11.8 million.
- This project was being funded with federal Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program monies from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Route 44 embankment stabilization project between Route 973 in Watson Township and Waterville in Cummings Township, $9.3 million.
- This project was funded through the Upgrade Partnership Program. PennDOT was awarded $4.7 million to fund its portion of the project and EQT Production Company provided $4.7 million of private funding to match the Upgrade Partnership Program funds.
- Route 220 mill and resurface on 5.6 miles between Picture Rocks Borough and Glen Mawr in Shrewsbury and Penn townships. Work on this project included slope stabilization and cross slope modification along 0.7 mile of roadway between Barto Hollow Road and Deer Lake Road in Shrewsbury Township, $4.7 million.
Montour County
- Route 54 bridge replacement over Stony Brook in Derry Township and the mill and resurface of 5.6 miles of Route 54 between Route 254 in Derry Township and Valley Road (Route 3008) in Valley Township and 0.6 mile of Route 54 between Valley Road and the Roadside Rest Area in Valley Township, $5.4 million.
Northumberland County
- Route 405 mill and resurface on 3.5 miles between Route 44 in Dewart and River Road in Delaware Township and a pipe replacement at the I-180/Route 54 interchange Park and Ride in Lewis Township, $3.2 million.
Snyder County
- Route 11 micro-surface of 7.5 miles Union Township, 6 miles on Route 45 in Buffalo and East Buffalo townships in Union County, and 1.6 miles on Locust Gap Highway (Route 2038) in Mount Carmel Township and Mount Carmel Borough, Northumberland County, $1.7 million.
Sullivan County
- Route 87 bridge replacement over Dry Run in Hillsgrove Township, $1.3 million.
Tioga County
- Route 6 bridge replacement over an unnamed tributary to North Elk Run in Richmond Township, $5.4 million.
- Route 6 resurfacing and bridge preservation project of Route 6 and Main Street (Route 2005) in Mansfield Borough and Richmond Township, $7.2 million.
- Route 414 drainage, reconstruction, and resurfacing project on Route 414; High Street (Route 414) and mill and resurface of 1.1 mile of Williamson Trail (Route 2007) in Liberty Township and Liberty Borough, $6.2 million.
Multi-year projects that will continue next year in District 3 include:
Bradford County
- Route 3002 (Overton Road) soil slide repair and replacement of culvert in Albany Township and New Albany Borough, $12.4 million.
Columbia County
- Route 1020 (Winding Road) rehabilitation of the bridge over Fishing Creek in Fishing Creek Township, $1.8 million.
Lycoming County
- I-180 highway improvement project between Brushy Ridge Road and the Route 15 interchange in the City of Williamsport, Loyalsock Township, Montoursville Borough, and Fairfield Township, $14 million.
- Route 4001 (Little Pine Creek Road) bridge rehabilitation continues over Little Pine Creek in Pine Township, $10.8 million.
Montour County
- Route 54 intersection improvement project at Route 54 and Route 642 west (Liberty Valley Road) and Route 642 east (Jerseytown Road) in Valley and Mahoning townships and the replacement of the bridge that carries Route 54 over Mahoning Creek in Valley Township, $29.8 million.
- I-80 restoration project continues between Route 3013 (Mexico Road) and Route 54 in Liberty and Valley townships, $53 million.
Northumberland County
- I-180 installation of 16 miles of high-tension median cable barrier in Delaware and Turbot townships, $2.6 million.
- Route 405 mill and resurface on 3.5 miles between Eighth Street and Acorn Drive (Route 1028) in Northumberland Borough, West Chillisquaque and Point townships, $3.7 million.
Snyder County
- Route 522 replacement of the bridges that carry Route 522 and Route 235 over tributaries to Beaver Creek in Spring Township, $4.7 million.
Sullivan County
- Route 87 bridge replacement over Ogdonia Creek in Hillsgrove Township, $2.3 million.
The Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) project continues to progress, which will address safety and congestion concerns on the Route 11/15 corridor in Northumberland, Snyder, and Union counties. The project is divided into Northern and Southern sections.
The CSVT Northern Section opened to traffic in July 2022, and the most recent traffic counts show that the CSVT River Bridge is carrying roughly 16,000 vehicles per day, including 3,800 trucks, a 33% increase over previous counts.
The CSVT Southern Section is underway and will bring the construction of roughly 6 miles of new four-lane, limited access highway connecting Route 15 south of Winfield to Routes 11/15 north of Selinsgrove in Monroe Township and Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. It will include an interchange/connector to Route 61 (the Veterans Memorial Bridge) that leads to the City of Sunbury in Northumberland County.
The first contract for the Southern Section was awarded to Trumbull Corporation of Pittsburgh for $115.2 million in spring 2022. The contract includes earthwork, drainage structures, erosion and sediment control facilities, construction of the new bridge to carry Sunbury Road over the CSVT highway, and improvements on existing local roads to accommodate the CSVT highway. Work began in summer 2022 and was completed spring 2025.
The second contract for the Southern Section was awarded to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC of Chicago, Illinois, for $106.4 million in the fall of 2023. The contract includes nine new bridges. Seven of the bridges will carry the CSVT highway over Mill Road, Attig Road, Park Road, Stetler Avenue, Eleventh Avenue, the Route 61 Connector, and Grangers Road. The remaining two bridges will carry the Cortland Drive Connector over the Route 61 Connector and the Route 61 Connector over ramps connecting to Routes 11/15. Work began in 2024 and is anticipated to be completed by 2026.
The third contract for the Southern Section was awarded to Trumbull Corporation of Pittsburgh and Golden Triangle Construction Company, Inc., of Imperial, for $186.4 million in the fall 2025. The contract includes paving of the CSVT mainline, the Route 61 Connector, and the various interchange ramps, installation of drainage features, guide rail, traffic signals, highway lighting, and overhead sign structures.
Additional work includes:
- Adjustments of existing local roads and property access along Route 522 and Routes 11/15 to accommodate CSVT’s southern interchange.
- Construction of a noise wall along the CSVT southbound lanes near South Old Trail (Route 1023).
- Replacement of the existing bridge carrying Route 61 over existing Routes 11/15.
- Completion of the Cortland Drive Connector between the Weatherfield and Orchard Hills neighborhoods in Shamokin Dam.
- Reconnection of County Line Road (Route 1022) between Park Road (Route 1017) and Route 15.
- Resurfacing of Routes 11/15 (the Golden Strip) between CSVT’s interchanges, as well as Mill Road (Route 1014), Eleventh Avenue (Route 1019), and approximately ¾ mile of Park Road.
The Southern Section mainline is anticipated to be open to traffic in 2027 and the Route 61 Connector is anticipated to be open to traffic in 2028.
Total overall preconstruction and construction costs for the CSVT is $970 million.
Under the Shapiro administration, 17,722 miles of roadway have been improved and work has advanced on 1,540 state and local bridges. PennDOT and its industry partners repaired more poor-condition bridges than any other state in the nation in 2023.
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