Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced it will activate its Systematic Technique to Analyze and Manage Pennsylvania’s Pavements (STAMPP) crews in District 2, which encompasses Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties, starting Tuesday, May 13.
STAMPP crews are two-person teams consisting of a driver and an evaluator that travel a roadway’s shoulder at 5-10 mph while completing manual distress surveys of the roads’ shoulder, guide rail, and drainage systems. In some instances, such as on roads with narrow shoulders, the team may survey portions of the road on foot after safely parking their vehicle.
“While the data collected by these teams is critical for planning the maintenance of our roadway network, the safety of our employees and the traveling public has and always will be our top priority,” said PennDOT Assistant District Executive Eric Murnyack. “If you encounter one of these teams along the highway, please slow down, obey the posted speed limit, and keep your hands on the wheel.”
PennDOT hires Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Interns (ESTI) to perform this work during the summer. Drivers should remain alert for STAMPP crews and their vehicles through the end of August.
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.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District2.
Information about infrastructure in District 2, including completed work and significant projects, is available at http://www.penndot.pa.gov/D2Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at https://gis.penndot.pa.gov/paprojects/.
