Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the contractor for a bridge preservation project involving three Clinton County structures plans to start work at a second location on Monday, May 8. This work will improve the sufficiency rating of all three bridges to "good."
The contractor will start work on a Route 150 bridge spanning Bald Eagle Creek near Flemington Monday, May 8. Crews will place temporary traffic signals and set them to "flash" mode. The contractor will activate them after five days, and they will start to enforce an alternating traffic pattern across the bridge through the open lane.
The contractor will implement a detour at this location throughout June. PennDOT plans to issue an update with details on the detour route before the contractor implements it.
Work on a Route 150 bridge spanning Chatham Run in Dunnstable Township, Clinton County, started April 3 and continues. Work on that bridge revolves around the substructure, and PennDOT expects traffic impacts to be minimal. However, PennDOT advises drivers to anticipate periods when the contractor reduces traffic to a single lane and to build extra time into their travel schedules to compensate. The contractor expects work on this bridge to be ongoing until the end of June.
Work on the third bridge to see work under this contract, a Route 220 bridge spanning Route 2006 and Fishing Creek, wrapped last construction season. The contractor does intend to return to this bridge later in the construction season to complete an epoxy overlay. PennDOT will issue an update before that work begins.
PennDOT reminds drivers to use caution in work zones, obey posted speed limits, and always buckle up. HRI, Inc. of State College, PA, is the contractor for this $3.5 million job.
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Contact: Timothy Nebgen, tnebgen@pa.gov or 814-765-0598
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