District 1 Accomplishments
Counties: Crawford | Erie | Forest | Mercer | Venango | Warren
July 2022
Working For You
In District 1, 75 projects are underway or expected to start or go out for bid this year, with a total value of $289.1 million. You can find weekly updates of planned department maintenance activities on the District 1 page.
From January 2022 through June 2022, 18 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed in the district through PennDOT's private-sector partners.
9
Bridges Repaired, Replaced, or Preserved*
95
Miles of Roadway Improved *
75
Projects +
$289.1
Million in Projects +
+ Underway or expected to start or go out for bid this year in District 1 | * From January 2022 Through June 2022
In District 1, 9 bridges were repaired, replaced, or preserved by PennDOT or industry forces through June 2022. 95 miles of roadway were improved by department or partner crews through June 2022. This includes 95 miles of paving. See projects happening or planned near you at PennDOT's Project Website.
District 1 has put out 168 bridge projects and 377 projects for roadway and other improvement projects worth approximately $969.4 million since January 2015.
Featured Projects
Oliver Road Roundabout Project
Cost: $3.8 million
County: Erie
I-90 Reconstruction Project
Cost: $66.1 million
County: Erie
Pymatuning State Park Trail Project
Cost: $2.2 million
County: Crawford
Oliver Road Roundabout Project
In 2022 work on the five-leg roundabout being constructed at the intersections of Oliver (Route 4008), Flower, and Hamot (Route 4010) roads in Summit Township, Erie County will move into Phase 1B. This phase will focus on the Hamot Road north approach to the new roadway and the removal of the unused portion of Hamot Road. Temporary lanes will be constructed for two-lane traffic on Hamot Road. Additional drainage work will also be done involving various detours throughout the summer. The roundabout is expected to be fully opened to traffic in July 2022.
Cost: $3.8 million
County: Erie
More About the Oliver Road Roundabout ProjectInterstate 90 Reconstruction Project
Work on I-90 in 2022 will see improvements to two sections, one to reconstruct nearly seven miles of highway and the Route 18 interchange beginning near mile marker 3.5 and extending east to near mile marker 10.5, and the other to repave more than 10 miles of roadway from near the I-86 interchange at mile marker 35 to the New York state line. The focus of the first project this year will be the reconstruction of the eastbound lanes of I-90, completion of the Route 18 bridge and two teardrop roundabouts at Exit 9 and replacement of the eastbound bridge over Neiger Road. While the second project will include paving operations as well as drainage upgrades.
Cost: $66.1 million
County: Erie
More About the I-90 ProjectPymatuning State Park Trail Project
PennDOT has partnered with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to rehabilitate and expand the multi-purpose trail near the spillway from Fries Road to into Linesville Borough. Once complete, the trail will be increase from just over one mile long to more than three miles long. Work in the second year of the project will include construction of the new multi-use trail from Hartstown Road to South Chestnut Street in Linesville Borough. Once complete, the trail will be increase from just over one mile long to more than three miles long. Work this year will also include the reassembly of the historic Messerall Truss Bridge from Oil Creek Township, Crawford County. Work started in late July 2021 and is expected to be competed in 2022.
Cost: $2.2 million
County: Crawford
More About the Pymatuning Project2021 In Review
19 bridges were repaired, replaced, or preserved by PennDOT or industry forces in 2021. 577 miles of roadway were improved by department or partner crews in 2021. This includes 158 miles of paving.
PennDOT's Engineering District 1 is responsible for the state-maintained transportation network in this region. This includes over 3,600 road miles and more than 2,000 bridges.
We also work with local governments, elected officials, stakeholders and the public on keeping people and goods moving safely and efficiently in this region.
3,600
State-Maintained Road Miles
2,000
State-Maintained Bridges
781
Employees*
* Filled salaried positions. Does not include wage jobs, which fluctuate seasonally.
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