Long-term lane closure coming to eastern end of Farrandsville Road

LOCKPORT, PA – PennDOT has announced that the temporary traffic signals from the north end of Veterans Bridge to Brewery Hollow Road will become “active” as of Tuesday, March 21. The signal lights have been in “flash” mode since installed earlier this week as part of the Riverview Park walkway project.

As of March 21, project contractor Clearwater Construction Inc. will place a concrete barrier for a long-term lane closure between the intersections of Route 664 and Brewery Hollow Road. Once the lane closure is in place, the temporary traffic signals will become active and enforce an alternating traffic pattern through the work zone.

The contractor will also alter the traffic pattern on West River Drive on the same March 21 date. Under this configuration, traffic will turn onto West River Drive at the western intersection as usual, but the exit point at the eastern intersection will be closed due to construction. Drivers will utilize a turnaround and leave the same way they came in. This traffic pattern will be in place for the duration of the project.

Work this year also includes building a temporary causeway on the Susquehanna riverbank to serve as a work platform to build an 800-foot retaining wall. The contractor will place navigational aids in the river to denote a safe distance from construction activities to boaters. Work on the wall is set to begin in April.

Overall work on this project includes roadway realignment, utility relocations, drainage improvements, piping and inlets, construction of a retaining wall, sidewalks, curbing, ornamental light poles, guide rail, paving, pavement markings, and miscellaneous items. Clearwater Construction, Inc. of Mercer, PA, is the contractor on this $7.5 million job, which will carry into 2024.