Detour will be in effect with project start
RIDGWAY – The long-awaited Osterhout Street truck bypass project in Ridgway will get under way Wednesday, March 7. Osterhout Street is also known as state Route 1014.
Crews will be working to place project signage and implement the project detour. The detour will require drivers to use Route 120 and Route 219.
Initial operations will include utility relocation, removal of asbestos –containing material from existing structures, and installation of erosion and sedimentation controls.
All work is weather and schedule dependent. The contract for $2.75 million was awarded to New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. Inc. of New Enterprise.
Work will include total reconstruction and realignment of Osterhout Street and intersection improvements at Route 219 (Broad Street) and Route 948 (Main Street).
When the work is completed, heavy truck traffic will be able to bypass the center of Ridgway and access northbound Route 219 via the newly aligned & constructed Osterhout Street. This traffic flow will alleviate truck traffic congestion through Ridgway Borough.
PennDOT expects the project to span the 2012 and 2013 construction seasons.
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