CLEARFIELD –The following information is an update for PennDOT’s Hospital Avenue/Dixon Avenue realignment project in DuBois for the week of Oct. 25. All work is weather dependent.
• The contractor will be performing the following work on Dixon Avenue: Excavating and grading, installation of storm water drainage, paving.
• Dixon Avenue will continue to be one way until further notice. Traffic will only be able to travel from Smithfield Street to South Main Street. All other traffic will need to follow the signed detour.
• Murtland Avenue will continue to be closed at the intersection of Dixon Avenue. This closure will be in place until further notice.
• The contractor will be placing the final lane of concrete pavement on South Main Street between Grove Avenue and Dixon Avenue.
• The contractor will continue to form and place concrete curb and sidewalk throughout the project.
• Motorists are advised to watch for slow moving and stopped vehicles through the entire work zone.
The overall project will re-align Hospital Avenue with Dixon Avenue. Work includes roadway widening, new traffic signals, and improved access to DRMC. The job is scheduled to run through late November of this year. SET, Inc. of Lowellville, Ohio, is the contractor on the $4.2 million project.
PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions before heading out.