Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Clearfield County the week of June 17. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Clearfield County for the coming week is as follows:
Manual Patching
- Route 2039 (Drain Lick Road/Knox Run Road) from Reservoir Road to Route 53 in Cooper Township. Monday, June 17. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 1009 (Deer Creek Road) in Morris Township between Route 53 and Old Turnpike Road. Monday, June 17. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 1016 (Keewaydin Road) from Miller Road to Pine Glen Road in Covington Township. Thursday, June 20. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Most permanent pothole patching is completed in the spring/summer when temperatures stay consistently above freezing. If maintenance crews were not repairing potholes, the road surface would break up further and require more expensive corrective measures.
Pipe Replacing & Cleaning, Ditching
- Route 4009 (Highland Street Extension) from Helvetia Road to the City of DuBois in Sandy Township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 219 from Fire Tower Road to Route 36 in Bell township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 36 from Route 219 to the Indiana County line in Bell Township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 453 in Gulich Township near Camp Wopsononock. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Pipe replacement and cleaning are essential in maintaining water flow around state roadways. Controlling water flow is one of the most important aspects of maintaining pavements. Uncontrolled water flow will damage both the pavement surface and the area under the pavement, which causes deterioration across the length of the pipe.
Shoulder Maintenance
- Route 1018 (Pottersdale Road) from Piper Road in Karthaus Township to the Clinton County line. Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2016 (Blue Spruce Road/Decatur Street) from Six Mile Road in Decatur Township to Chester Hill. Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2017 from Ashland to Coal Run Road to Gearhartville Road in Decatur Township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2018 (Copelin Road) from Six Mile Road to Decatur Street in Decatur Township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2019 from Pleasant Hill Road to Curtain Street in Decatur Township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2021 (Gearhartville Road) from Doran Road to Blue Spruce Road in Decatur Township. Monday, June 17, though Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2051 (Elizabeth Street/Curtain Street) between Osceola Mills and Wallaceton.
- Route 1003 (Mount Zion Road) at the Rockton Mountain Highway exit. Monday, June 17. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 3013 (Ridge Avenue) from Curwensville Borough to Greenwood Road. Tuesday, June 18. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 3015 (Naulton Street) between Peteris Road Laurel Run Road. Thursday, June 20, and Friday, June 21. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Shoulder cutting removes excess material and debris from unpaved shoulder areas. Shoulder grading involves the shaping and stabilizing of those same areas. Both operations improve drainage, allow water to leave the roadway, and eliminate shoulder drop-offs. These are crucial highway maintenance operations because when drainage systems do not function properly, water collects on the road, weakens pavement, accelerates the formation of potholes, and creates the potential for icing conditions in the winter months.
This schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, emergencies, or other unforeseen interruptions.
Customers can report road concerns by calling 1-800-FIX-ROAD. If calling after hours, please leave a name and phone number.
For more information on PennDOT’s maintenance activities, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/about-us/maintenanceactivities.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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 1,000 traffic cameras.