The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting area motorists to completion work set to take place this week on Route 322 eastbound near Port Matilda.

On Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4, crews will be working to install transverse slot drains on Route 322 eastbound between Strawband Beaver Road and Shady Dell Road. This location is west of Port Matilda.  

The slot drains will help drain water from the previously completed roadway patches, preventing water from reaching the surface of the roadway. The drains will help improve overall roadway safety by lessening the potential for hydroplaning and the creation of icy patches during winter.

Drivers should expect daytime lane closures as the work takes place in the eastbound lanes. PennDOT reminds drivers to slow down, use cation, follow directional signage, and always buckle up. This work is part of a $2.8 million project that addressed improvements on 6 ½ miles of roadway in Centre and Clinton counties.

Motorists are encouraged to “Know Before They Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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.   Subscribe to PennDOT news in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.gov/District2.

Information about infrastructure in District 2, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D2Results.

Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT:  Marla Fannin 814-765-0423

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