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    State Street renderings (Click on the picture for a PDF version.)

    Project Overview

    County: Erie
    State Route: 4034
    Local Name: Bayfront Parkway 
    Project Type: Intersection Improvement and Multimodal Project
    Last Updated:08/19/25

    Improvements at the intersection of State Street and the Bayfront Parkway started with major utility relocations in 2024 and 2025. 

    Work on the instersection itself will get underway in September 2025 when the Bayfront Parkway is closed between Sassafras Street Extension and Holland Street. Work is expected to take 12-14 months to complete and will include demolition, removal, and reconstruction of the existing structures at State Street as well the roadway between Sassafras and Holland. 

    A new grade-separated intersection will be constructed that will allow traffic wanting to stay the parkway to travel below the intersection. Traffic on the parkway wanting to turn onto State Street will travel above in a smaller intersection than what currently exists. This will significantly decrease the length of the crosswalks for pedestrians wanting to cross the parkway from 86 feet to 31 feet. 

    Other improvements at the intersection will include bike lanes on State Street toward W. Second Street, completion of missing links within the multi-use trail on the waterfront and turning lanes from State Street onto the parkway. 

    The new intersection is expected to be fully opened in Fall 2026. 

    Also pictured in this rendering above are West Front Street Improvements and upgrades to the Sassafras Street sidewalk on the city side of the parkway. Those projects are under the jurisdiction of the Erie Western PA Port Authority.

    Below is a video of the pedestrian experience along the improved State Street.

    Pedestrian Walk along State Street

    As part of the Bayfront Parkway Improvement Project in the City of Erie, Pennsylvania, a grade-separated intersection will be constructed at State Street. This will reduce the length of the crosswalks from 86 feet to 31 feet and decrease the number of vehicles traveling through the area where pedestrians are crossing.

    Renderings

    State Street renderings (Click on the picture for a PDF version.)
    State Street renderings (Click on the picture for a PDF version.)

    Contact Information

    Justin Baker
    PennDOT Construction Project Manager
    bayfrontproject@pa.gov

    Jill Harry
    Press Officer
    814-678-5035
    bayfrontproject@pa.gov

    Additional Project Information