Montoursville, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 3 today highlighted the 109 projects anticipated to start during the 2025 construction season, and the 17 projects that will continue in 2025 in the nine-county, Montoursville-based region. These investments support the Governor Shapiro’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunity and each other.
“Our mission is to ensure the safe and efficient passage of people, goods, and services through a well-maintained and sustainable transportation system,” said District 3 Executive Eric High. “The investment in our transportation system is essential to the economic vitality of the state and our country and is also an investment in our future.”
In the first two years of the Shapiro administration 12,921 miles of roadway were improved, including 4,708 miles of paving: nearly 900 more miles of roadway improved and over 800 more miles paved than in the previous two years. During the same timeframe, work advanced on 1,172 state and local bridges, compared to 998 during the previous two years. Additionally, under this administration, PennDOT and its industry partners repaired more poor-condition bridges than any other state in the nation in 2023 and improved more miles of roadway than any time in the past decade.
PennDOT will build on this momentum this year and anticipates investing more than $302.4 million in the region spanning Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, and Union counties. This investment includes rehabilitating, reconstructing, and resurfacing 102 miles of highways and working on 63 bridges.
Notable projects that are expected to begin or continue this year by county include:
Bradford County
- Route 220 pipe replacement south of Ulster Road in Ulster Township ($905,000).
- Route 3002 (Overton Road) soil slide repair and replacement of culvert in Albany Township and New Albany Borough ($12.4 million).
Columbia County
- Interstate 80 restoration project continues between the Montour County line and the Fishing Creek Bridge in Hemlock Township ($11.1 million).
- Route 1020 (Winding Road) rehabilitation of the bridge over Fishing Creek in Fishing Creek Township ($1.8 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 continues between Torbert Lane and Tombs Run in Watson Township ($11.8 million).
- This project is 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 continues between Route 973 in Watson Township and Waterville in Cummings Township ($9.3 million).
- This project is funded through the Upgrade Partnership Program. PennDOT was awarded $4.7 million to fund its portion of the project and EQT Production Company is providing $4.7 million of private funding to match the Upgrade Partnership Program funds.
- 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 220 mill and resurface on 5.6 miles between Picture Rocks Borough and Glen Mawr in Shrewsbury and Penn townships. Work on this project includes 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).
- 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).
- 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 Route 3008 (Valley Road) in Valley Township and 0.6 mile of Route 54 between Valley Road and the Roadside Rest Area in Valley Township ($5.4 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 Route 44 in Dewart to 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).
- 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 11 micro-surface of 7.5 miles between North Main Street (Route 2001) and Penns Creek in Union Township. Work includes applying a thin coating to the surface extend the life of the pavement on 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).
- Route 522 replacement of the bridges that carry Route 522 and Route 235 over tributaries to Beaver Creek in Spring Township ($4.5 million).
Sullivan County
- Route 87 bridge replacement over Dry Run in Hillsgrove Township ($1.4 million).
- Route 87 bridge replacement over Ogdonia Creek in Hillsgrove Township ($2.3 million).
Tioga County
- Route 6 bridge replacement continues over an unnamed tributary to North Elk Run in Richmond Township ($5.4 million).
- Route 6 resurfacing and bridge preservation project continues with epoxy overlay planned on the bridge over the Tioga River and resurfacing of a portion of Route 6 and Route 2005 (Main Street) in Mansfield Borough and Richmond Township ($7.2 million).
- Route 414 drainage, reconstruction, and resurfacing project continues between just north of Shaffer Hill Road and south of Route 414; drainage improvement on High Street (Route 414) between North Penn-Liberty High School and Blockhouse Road (Route 2005), and mill and resurface of 1.1 mile of Williamson Trail (Route 2007) in Liberty Township and Liberty Borough ($6.2 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 percent increase over previous counts.
The CSVT Southern Section is currently 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 is anticipated to be completed by 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.
Additionally, four noise barrier walls are included in the contract. In Monroe Township, one noise barrier wall will be built near Park Road, Fisher Road, and Villa Lane along the CSVT northbound lanes, and another will be built near Mark Drive and Shawna Lane along the CSVT southbound lanes. In Shamokin Dam Borough, noise barrier walls will be built adjacent to both the Weatherfield neighborhood and the Orchard Hills neighborhood. An additional noise barrier wall will be constructed under the next contract, in Monroe Township near South Old Trail along the CSVT southbound lanes.
Final design work is ongoing to develop plans for the third contract, which will involve paving the new highway and constructing its interchanges. Bids for that contract are anticipated by the fall 2025. The Southern Section mainline is anticipated to be opened to traffic in 2027 and the Route 61 Connector is anticipated to be open to traffic in 2028.
Total preconstruction and construction costs for the CSVT overall is $970 million.
As construction projects are underway in the region, the traveling public can anticipate seeing many work zones and are urged to keep in mind their safety and the safety of highway workers. When encountering a work zone, please drive the posted speed limit, turn on your headlights, pay close attention to signs and flaggers, and avoid all distractions.
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 X alerts .
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Information about infrastructure in District 3 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D3Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Baker, 570-368-4202 or magbaker@pa.gov
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