Bellefonte Interchange Projects

The overall project will allow for safer travel between I-99, I-80, Route 26, and other local roads. The projects will enhance safety, ease congestion during high traffic times, and help to move goods and services more conveniently. The completed project will connect two critical highway and freight interstates.

The three phases of the project include:

• COMPLETE: The I-80 Local Access Interchange (I-80/A18) completed in December 2022 provides direct access between SR 26 and I-80 at a standard diamond interchange and is utilized by local traffic destined to SR 26.
  
• IN CONSTRUCTION: The Jacksonville Road Betterment (26/147) will reconstruct and widen SR 26 to maintain and support the State roadway network. It will feature 11-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders. Cost estimate is $6.1 million. It is scheduled to bid in ealy November of 2023
  
• IN CONSTRUCTION: The I-80 High Speed Interchange (I-80/B18) will provide a direct connection between I-99 and I-80 via high speed ramps, eliminating the need to travel along SR 26 to access either highway. The stop-controlled intersections will be eliminated with the project and realigned to service local traffic. Cost estimate is $190 million. It is scheduled to bid in early December of 2023.

The reliability of the I-99 and I-80 corridors will be increased due to the direct accesses that the project will provide. By directly connecting I-99 and I-80 and eliminating the stop controlled intersections at the ramp, passenger vehicles, commercial trucks, and other vehicles will be able to arrive to destinations more reliably and safely