PennDOT to Place Concrete Barriers on Interstate 80 Next Week
CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) provided an update on its High-Speed Interchange project between Interstates 80 and 99. This project will enhance traffic safety by providing a direct connection between the two interstates, making travel along Route 26 unnecessary to access those highways while relieving traffic congestion and realigning service for local traffic.
On Monday, November 18, the contractor will paint lines for traffic shifts on I-80 eastbound and westbound. Drivers should expect alternating, single-lane closures between mile markers 158 and 161 during daylight hours.
Starting Tuesday, November 19, the contractor will switch to an overnight schedule between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM while it places concrete barriers for its long-term traffic control pattern. PennDOT anticipates this process taking until Tuesday, November 26. All work is weather-dependent.
Overall work on this project includes building the interchange, ten bridges, four retaining walls, five box culverts, seven sign structures, and three changeable message boards. It also includes constructing new and rebuilding existing roadways and ramps, drainage improvements, installing Intelligent Transportation Devices, guide rail and highway lighting, pavement marking, stream improvements, and miscellaneous construction. Work will continue through the next six construction seasons, ending in 2030.
Trumbull Corporation of Pittsburgh, PA, is the contractor on this $259 million project. Approximately $170 million of the funding comes from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
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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Information about infrastructure in District 2, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D2Results. Find PennDOT‘s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
