DUBOIS – Work to improve the Route 119/322 “Blinker Parkway” intersection in Sandy Township is continuing, with an update noted below. When work completes late this year, area drivers will be able to travel through a wider intersection with improved visibility and enhanced safety.
For the week of July 1, area drivers can expect:
- No work will take place July 4 in observance of the 4th of July holiday.
- Contractor may resume work on July 5.
- Contractor will continue roadway widening, grading sub-base, and preparing for blacktop.
- Work will continue for concrete curbing and possible paving of widened areas.
No traffic pattern changes are in place at this time, although short travel delays are possible. PennDOT reminds drivers to be cautious, watch for slow moving and stopped vehicles through the work zone, obey posted speed limits, and always buckle up.
Overall work will include construction of turning lanes, roadway widening, slight roadway re-alignment, drainage improvements, new curbing and sidewalk, curb ramps, and traffic signal upgrades
All work is weather and schedule dependent. Work is scheduled to end by early December of this year. HRI Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $1.3 million project.
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