CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Clearfield County the week of July 29.
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:
Bridge Maintenance & Cleaning
- Route 4010 (Saddle Club Road) at a bridge spanning Little Anderson Creek two miles west of Chestnut Grove in Brady Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. PennDOT will implement a detour using Route 2003 (Doe Run Road), Route 3002 (Main Street), and Route 2005 (Center Road).
Pennsylvania has some of the oldest bridges in the country, with an age of more than 50 years on average. Preventive maintenance is vital in extending the life of the structures. As such, PennDOT maintenance crews perform some bridge deck patching and structural repairs.
Crack Seal & Hot Pour Mastic
- Route 2024 (Pleasant Hill Road/Dimeling Road/Old Erie Pike) from the intersection with Route 322 outside of Philipsburg to the intersection with Route 2023 (Glen Richey Highway) in Lawrence Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2027 from the intersection with Route 2024 (Old Erie Pike) in Boggs Township to the intersection with Route 322 in Bradford Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 2028 from the intersection with Mineral Springs Road to the intersection with Route 2049 in Boggs Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
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 879 (Clearfield-Curwensville Highway) from the intersection of Carbon Mine Road in Lawrence Township to the intersection of Washington Avenue. Monday, July 29, and Tuesday, July 30. Traffic control will vary. Motorists are asked to be alert for workers and equipment in the roadway, and to use caution while driving through work zones.
- Route 879 from Airport Road in Lawrence Township, toward Shawville, to the Lick Run Bridge. Friday, Aug. 2. Traffic control will vary. Motorists are asked to be alert for workers and equipment in the roadway, and to use caution while driving through work zones.
- Route 1001 (Washington Avenue) from the intersection with Bailey Settlement Highway, to the intersection with Village Road at Hyde.
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 865 in Beccaria Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. PennDOT will implement a detour using Route 2002 (Utahville Road) and Route 53 during daylight hours only.
- Route 36 from spruce street in Mahaffey to La Jose Road in Newburg. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 3016 (Town Road) from the intersection with Ridge Road in Burnside Township to Main Street in Newburg. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. 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.
Side Dozing
- Route 1010 (Needful Road) from the intersection of Route 322 to the intersection with Independent Road in Bradford Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 322 from the intersection of Turner Road in Bradford Township to the intersection with Route 53 at Phillipsburg. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Side dozing removes excess material from beneath guide rail areas, which improves drainage and allows water to sheet flow off the roadway. Side dozing is a crucial highway maintenance operation 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.
Surface Treatment
· Route 879 from the intersection of Goshen Road in Goshen Township to the intersection of Tunnel Road in Karthaus Township. Monday, July 29, through Wednesday, July 31. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
- Route 970 between the Interstate 80 interchange at Woodland in Bradford Township and the intersection of Route 879 in Goshen Township. Thursday, Aug. 1, and Friday, Aug. 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Commonly known as “oil and chip” or “sealcoat,” this operation is a preservation strategy used to maintain mainly low-traffic-volume roads for five to seven years. It is also used on high-volume roads to extend pavement life between resurfacings.
Generally, it takes stones about two days to fully bond in the hardened asphalt. Motorists should reduce their speed on these roads until the stones fully adhere to the asphalt. This maintenance seals the road surface to keep water out, restores the friction of the surface to enhance traction, and is very cost-effective.
Vegetation Management
· Route 53 from the intersection of Church Street in Glen Hope, through Irvona and Coalport, to the Cambria County line in Beccaria Township. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. 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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