BELLEFONTE – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has issued an update on a project that will see improvements to more than 22 miles of roadway surface in Centre and Clinton counties.
Work scheduled for the coming week is as follows:
In Centre County:
- The contractor will be milling Route 3006 (Upper Coleville Road) from Valley View Road to High Street in Bellefonte. This work is scheduled to begin Saturday, Oct. 5, and continue through Monday, Oct. 7.
- Paving on Route 3006 from Valley View Road to High Street is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 8, and continue through Thursday, Oct. 10.
- On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the contractor will be milling Route 144 from Armor Run Road to the intersection with Route 150. Milling will also take place on Route 150 from the intersection with Route 144 to High Street.
- Paving on Route 144 and Route 150 is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Oct. 9, and continue through Friday, Oct. 11. These roads are connected and will be paved together.
Traffic control at each of these sites will be provided by flaggers in the roadway enforcing an alternating traffic pattern. Motorists should expect short travel delays. PennDOT reminds drivers to use caution when driving through the construction zone.
In Clinton County:
- The contractor will continue ADA compliant curb ramp construction on Route 150 between Bressler and Fairview streets in Flemington. This work is scheduled to continue through Friday, Oct. 10. Traffic impacts will be minimal.
- Overnight milling and paving on Route 150 between Fishing Creek and Henderson Street is scheduled to begin Thursday, Oct. 10. Crews will work 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday, Oct. 18.
Traffic control at each of these sites will be provided by flaggers in the roadway enforcing an alternating traffic pattern. Motorists are urged to exercise caution when driving through the construction zone.
Overall work on this project will include milling, installation of ADA compliant ramps, and retaining wall updates on sections of fourteen routes in Centre County and one route in Clinton County. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
HRI Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $4.1 million project, which is expected to be finished by late October. PennDOT will issue updates on this project as work locations change.
PennDOT reminds drivers to remain alert in construction zones, obey posted speed limits and always buckle up.
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