CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued the following travel alert for the Route 220 betterment project in Clinton County for the week of Nov. 3.
• Salona/Mill Hall: All lanes of northbound and southbound Route 220 will be open in this area.
• Woolrich/McElhattan: All lanes at the Woolrich/McElhattan exit are open to traffic.
• Woolrich/McElhattan to Avis: Both lanes of SR 220 southbound remain closed. Traffic is restricted to the northbound lanes with southbound motorists using the northbound passing lane and northbound motorists using the northbound travel lane. Southbound traffic will utilize the crossover just north of the Avis interchange and return to southbound using the crossover just north of the Woolrich/McElhatten interchange. The 220 southbound ramps at Avis to Route 150 remain closed, with a detour in place using the Pine Creek exit to Route 1016 to Route 150.
• Avis to Pine Creek: All lanes are open.
• Salona to Pine Creek (Entire Project): New road signs will be placed at various locations throughout the project on northbound and southbound 220 and several of the entrance and exit ramps throughout the week. This may require shoulder closures in various locations.
• Motorists should remain alert for construction vehicles entering and exiting the construction areas.
The entire roadway project (north and southbound) extends from 2 miles north of the Route 220/Route 2008 intersection to the Lycoming County line. Project work includes concrete repair, shoulder paving, guide rail installation, signing, and bridge deck repair.
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. is the contractor on this $18.4 million project. The expected completion date is November 2009. All work is weather dependent.
PennDOT reminds drivers to move through all work zones with caution, be alert for construction vehicles entering and exiting the roadway, obey posted speed limits and always buckle up.
For more information on roadway construction and maintenance operations, visit PennDOT’s Web site.