Clearfield, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 2 Executive Tom Prestash, P.E., offered an update on statewide transportation progress and highlighted this year’s active and completed projects in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties.
There were approximately 77 roadway miles paved and 47 bridges rehabilitated, repaired, or replaced by PennDOT and private-industry teams during the 2023 construction season in the nine-county PennDOT region. Additionally, nearly 450 miles were seal coated to preserve roadway surfaces and nearly 8,366 line miles were painted.
“Our highway infrastructure connects communities, creates jobs, enhances safety for the traveling public, and is pivotal to the overall economic health of Pennsylvania,” said Prestash. “The Shapiro Administration’s commitment to investing in that infrastructure has allowed PennDOT to improve thousands of roadway miles and hundreds of bridges this year alone, and its continued investment will benefit the citizens of this Commonwealth for years to come.”
Statewide from January through October, 5,567 roadway miles were improved, including 1,690 miles of paving. In the same timeframe, 545 state and locally owned bridges were put out for bid to be repaired, replaced, or preserved by PennDOT or industry forces. Additionally, 392 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT’s private-sector partners so far this year.
Notable projects completed in District 2 in 2023 include:
Centre County
- Bridge rehabilitation project on a Route 2011 (Coburn Road) bridge spanning Penns Creek.
- Safety improvement project to install sequential lighted chevrons along Interstate 99 northbound in Spring Township.
- Safety improvement to install sequential lighted chevrons along Route 322 westbound in College Township.
- Highway restoration project to repair wall collapse on Route 150 (Water Street) in Bellefonte.
- Joint sealing project along I-99 in Huston and Worth townships.
Clearfield County
- Bridge replacement project on a Route 410 bridge spanning Stump Creek in Brady Township.
- Highway restoration project including drainage improvements and bridge rehabilitation along Route 255 in Huston Township.
- Highway restoration project including guiderail improvements along Route 879 in Girard, Covington, and Karthaus townships.
Clinton County
- Highway reconstruction project to repair a slope failure along Route 120 in East Keating and Noyes townships.
- Safety improvement to install street lighting along Route 120 and Route 2012 (Paul Mack Boulevard) in the City of Lock Haven and Castanea Township.
McKean County: Highway restoration project along Route 219 and Route 59 in Lafayette Township.
Mifflin County
- Highway restoration project along Route 3002 (East Charles Street) in Lewistown Borough.
- Safety improvement project to install sequential lighted chevrons along Route 22 eastbound in Derry Township.
Potter County: Highway restoration project along Route 244 in Oswayo and Allegany townships.
Notable ongoing projects continuing into 2024 include:
Centre County
- Bridge replacement project involving four I-80 structures spanning Route 1010 (Hubler Ridge Road) and Township Road-476 in Marion Township.
- Highway restoration project along Route 3014 (Atherton Street) including drainage improvements, highway reconstruction, signal work, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Clearfield County: Bridge restoration project on a Route 322 bridge spanning Clearfield Creek in Lawrence Township.
Clinton County
- Highway reconstruction and safety improvement project to construct a retaining wall with pedestrian walkways along Route 1001 (Farrandsville Road) Woodward Township.
- Bridge preservation project to restore structures along Route 150 Bald Eagle and Dunstable townships and along Route 220 in Lamar Township.
Elk County: Bridge restoration project impacting a Route 153 bridge spanning Toby Creek in Horton Township.
Juniata County: Bridge replacement project impacting a Route 75 structure spanning Norfolk Southern Railroad in Port Royal Borough.
Mifflin County: Highway restoration project along Route 1005 (Valley Street) in Lewistown Borough.
Potter County: Highway restoration and bridge preservation project impacting two structures along Route 6 in Roulette Township.
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