CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Clearfield County the week of Oct. 28.
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:
Crack Seal & Hot Pour Mastic
- Route 322 between intersections of Route 153 at the top of Rockton Mountain in Pine Township and Maple Avenue in Lawrence Township. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. PennDOT will implement short-term lane closures while completing this work.
Crack sealing and hot pour mastic operations prevent water intrusion from seeping through cracks or joints in an asphalt road, which can lead to potholes and pavement breakup.
They are proactive preventive maintenance strategies to prevent water from entering the roadways and accelerating the formation of potholes and other failures.
Manual Patching
- Route 219 between the intersections of Route 729 and Eighth Street in Grampian. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 322 between the intersections of Sunset Lake Road and Spruce Hill Road in Union Township. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 879 between the intersections of Carbon Mine Road in Lawrence Township, continuing on the Route 879 Clearfield Bypass, and ending at the bridge spanning Lick Run in Lawrence Township near Shawville. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 1001(Washington Avenue) between the intersections of Village Road and Country Club Drive. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. 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
- Route 729 between the intersections of Ansonville Road in Jordan Township and Marron Road in Ferguson Township. Monday, Oct. 28, through Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 729 between the intersections of Old Station Road and Marron Road in Ferguson Township. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 3007 (Bloomington-Glen Richey Road/Douglas Road/Pine Run Road/Whiskey Hill) between the intersections of Ansonville Road and Old Station Road in Knox Township. Monday, Oct. 28, through Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 3001 (School Bus Road) between the Cambria-Clearfield County line and the intersection of Sawmill Road in Burnside Township. Thursday, Oct. 31, and Friday, Nov. 1. 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.
Vegetation Management
- Interstate 80 Westbound Exit 97 offramp at Falls Creek. Monday, Oct. 28, through Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2024 (Pleasant Hill Road/Dimeling Road/Old Erie Pike) between the intersections of Glen Richey Highway in Lawrence Township and Route 322 in Decatur Township. Monday, Oct. 28, through Friday, Nov. 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Mowing, herbicide spraying, and selected tree thinning help maintain a safe roadway free of obstructing vegetation, improving visibility to spot signage, traffic control devices and other motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and animals approaching the road.
Additionally, a well-maintained roadside can improve drainage and prolong the life of the roadway.
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.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
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Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.