CLEARFIELD – With work to replace the Shawville Truss Bridge on Route 970 continuing, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issues the following update:
From Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22, drivers will encounter 24-hour flagging at the intersection of Route 879 and Route 1006 in the project area.
The flagging is necessary as crews work on roadway pavement reconstruction. Drivers should proceed through the work zone with caution.
Work on slope excavation, roadway re-alignment and roadway reconstruction continues and a detour associated with that work remains in effect. The detour makes use of Route 879, Interstate 80 and Route 970. Signage is in place to alert motorists to the detour.
The new bridge is being built upstream from the existing one, allowing PennDOT to keep the truss bridge in service. When work is finished this summer, area drivers will benefit from smoother, safer travel over a modern structure.
Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $5 million project. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 700 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA Web site.
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