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    District 2 Projects - Centre County

    80/B-18 High Speed Interchange between Route 80 and Route 99

    Step 3 of 4

    Construction

    Next Step:  Completion

    Project Overview

    County: Centre County
    Municipality: Boggs, Marion, and Spring townships.
    State Route: SR 80
    Project Type: High Speed Interchange Project
    Construction Start: September 2024
    Proposed Construction End: September 2030
    Last Updated: May 29, 2025

    This project will enhance traffic safety by providing a direct connection between Interstates 80 and 99, making it unnecessary to travel along Route 26 (Jacksonville Road) to access them, relieving traffic congestion, and realigning service for local traffic. Overall work includes building the interchange, ten bridges, four retaining walls, five box culverts, seven sign structures, and three changeable message boards. It also includes constructing new and rebuilding existing roadways and ramps, drainage improvements, installing Intelligent Transportation Devices, guide rail and highway lighting, pavement marking, stream improvements, and miscellaneous construction. Work will continue through the next six constructions seasons, ending in September 2030.

    Contractor:

    Trumbull Corporation of Pittsburgh, PA.

    Cost:

    $259 million.

    Additional Project Information

    The high-speed interchange is the next phase of a three-phase project. The first involved the construction of the local access interchange at mile marker 163, which provided direct access between Route 26 and I-80 for local traffic. Construction on that phase occurred over three construction seasons between 2020 and 2022. The contract value was $52 million. That phase benefited from a $35 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding American (INFRA) grant.

    The other phase will reconstruct and widen Route 26 to maintain and support the State roadway network. It will feature 11-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders. Excavation work for that project started in November. Active construction started on April 1, 2025.

    Completing all three phases will support the regional freight economy and improve the reliability of roadway travel throughout the region.

    Contact Information

    Caleb Meighen
    Inspector In Charge
    814-389-2134
    cameighen@pa.gov

    Peter Hall
    Assistant Construction Engineer
    814-765-0452
    pehall@pa.gov

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