STATE COLLEGE – Route 322 in the State College area will soon see improvements because of resources made available by Act 89, the state’s new transportation plan.
Concrete patching work will get under way Monday. Through mid-summer of 2015, overall work will include patching, base repair, paving, bridge and deck repairs, and miscellaneous items.
The eastbound and westbound work zone stretches from west of the Route 26 interchange in College Township to the Boalsburg interchange. Repairs will improve the ride quality of the roadway surface and allow the structures to remain in service for years to come.
Long-term signing will be placed on Sept. 29, with a reduced speed limit of 45 miles per hour during construction. That same day, travel will be restricted to one lane in each direction with delays possible. Restrictions will be removed for Penn State home football games.
Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $5.1 million project. All work is weather and schedule dependent. Drivers should proceed with caution and be prepared for construction vehicles entering and exiting the roadway. Concrete patching will continue through the fall with work resuming in 2015.
Gov. Tom Corbett worked with the Legislature to secure passage of Act 89, which is making more than $2.1 billion available in 2014 for highway and bridge projects across the state.
Funding provided by Act 89 is enabling PennDOT to make significant progress in addressing major roadway and bridge needs across the region, including projects starting this year to resurface 175 miles of rough pavement and rehabilitate 24 deteriorated bridges in District 2’s nine-county area of Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin and Potter counties.
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