Curb ramp construction scheduled in Clinton County
As work to improve more than 41 miles of roadway in Centre and Clinton counties continues, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is alerting area drivers to a schedule change for milling and paving work in the Philipsburg area.
Overall work includes milling, base repair, resurfacing, curbing, sidewalks and guide rail updates on sections of seven routes in Centre County and five in Clinton County.
In Centre County, work through mid-September is now scheduled as follows:
- Sunday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 14, the contractor will perform paving on Route 322 in the Philipsburg area (Centre Street to the old PSP Barracks). This work will take place during nighttime hours—6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Drivers could encounter delays with an alternating traffic pattern enforced by roadway flaggers. Please allow for extra travel time. This work was previously announced for Tuesday, Sept. 4 through Friday, Sept. 7.
Depending on weather, paving operations could be extended through late September.
In Clinton County, work through mid-September is now scheduled as follows:
- Monday Sept. 10 through Thursday, Sept. 13, the contractor will construct ADA compliant curb ramps on Route 1016 (East Central Avenue) from Fox Street to Purst Avenue. Traffic impact will be minimal.
Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. is the contractor on this $6.8 million project, which is expected to finish by late October. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
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