The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is providing an early May update for its Atherton Street (Route 3014) project in State College The work zone stretches from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway. PennDOT anticipates the completion of this three-year project in the fall of 2024.

Area motorists can expect the following the week of May 8:

Monday, May 8 through Thursday, May 11, two crews will be working from Highland Alley to West Fairmont Avenue to install new waterline and services and remove old waterlines. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers using an alternating lane pattern. 

Monday, May 8 through Thursday, May 11, a third crew will be working in the College Avenue intersection to establish temporary traffic signals. Traffic will be reduced to one lane on Atherton Street and one lane on College Avenue.   

Monday, May 8 through Friday, May 12, a fourth crew will be working from College Avenue to Westerly Parkway removing trees previously identified in the design phase of the project.    

Please pay attention to work zone and directional signage to enhance safety and keep traffic moving efficiently.

Outside of tree removal, no other work is currently scheduled for Friday, May 12.

In the coming weeks of May, significant detours associated with the project will be in effect. 

The week of May 15 will see the start of an eastbound closure on Atherton Street between College Avenue and Beaver Avenue. This closure is necessary to install new drainage. Eastbound traffic will be diverted at College Avenue and use the Atherton Street downtown detour. Westbound Atherton will remain open. This eastbound detour will be in place until early July. 

On Friday, May 19 at 6:00 PM, Beaver Avenue will be closed for a 60-hour detour to install new drainage. PennDOT expects to end this closure and detour at 6:00 AM on Monday, May 22. During the closure, eastbound traffic will be directed to use the Atherton Street general detour. Westbound traffic will be directed to use the Beaver Avenue general detour.

Visit the Atherton Street project page at www.penndot.pa.gov/AthertonStreet for mapping of these detours. PennDOT posts regular updates to the project page week-to-week, as work progresses. Detour information is also posted.

Overall project work will include roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements that include pipes and inlets, water and sewer lines, concrete curbing, sidewalks and detectable warning surfaces, pavement markings, traffic signals and supports, and miscellaneous items.

HRI, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $30.7 million job. PennDOT reminds drivers all work is weather and schedule dependent.

PennDOT reminds motorists that traffic may be stopped intermittently for short periods during work activities. Please use caution when traveling through the work zone and do not follow construction equipment into the closed lane. When approaching the work zone, use both lanes to the merge point to minimize traffic back-ups and shorten travel delays.

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 Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.         

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Contact:  Marla Fannin, mfannin@pa.gov or 814.765.0423                                                                     # # #