DUBOIS – Motorists who are traveling near the DuBois Mall on Thursday will encounter continued paving on Shaffer Road during daytime hours. The paving is part of a project aimed at easing congestion and making for more efficient travel.
Paving on Shaffer Road will take place Thursday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the general area of the DuBois Mall and the Beaver Drive intersection. Roadway flaggers will control traffic on Shaffer Road and drivers should expect travel delays.
Beaver Drive will be open to traffic.
Delays on Shaffer Road could be significant during work hours. Drivers should proceed with caution, remain patient during delays and be alert for crews working along the roadway.
Overall work on the project includes roadway widening on Shaffer Road and Beaver Drive, the addition of turn lanes for the Shaffer Road/Beaver Drive intersection, latex deck overlay for the Sandy Lick Creek Bridge on Shaffer Road, and signal upgrades.
PennDOT expects roadwork to be finished late this year, with signal upgrades scheduled for the spring of 2013. The contractor on this $1.2 million project is Francis J. Palo Construction Co. of Clarion. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
PennDOT reminds drivers that there will be travel delays along both roads and back-ups and wait times could be lengthy.
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