Update on Route 26/45 Intersection Project as Work Winds Down
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is providing an update on its Route 26/45 intersection work zone located about 1 ½ miles north of Pine Grove Mills.
Since mid-October, traffic has been using the new concrete roadway and bridge. PennDOT expects work on this project to be complete before the end of the year and cautions drivers that they may encounter delays, flaggers, and lane shifts as work winds down. PennDOT also reminds drivers that lane widths throughout the work zone are reduced to 10 feet and urges drivers of wider vehicles to find an alternate route.
Due to the Thanksgiving Day Holiday and the Penn State Home football game on November 26, no work will take place from Wednesday, November 23 to Monday, November 28.
Overall work on this project includes constructing turning lanes, widening, roadway realignment, drainage improvements, guide rail installation, permanent traffic signals, and miscellaneous construction. Other work includes replacing an existing concrete bridge with a single-span box beam bridge.
By realigning the intersection, adding a traffic signal, overhead lighting, and turning lanes, PennDOT expects a better flow of traffic, safer turning maneuverability from all directions, and reduced congestion during high-traffic volume events locally.
Charles C. Merlo Inc. of Mineral Point, PA, is the contractor on this $5 million project, which PennDOT expects to be complete by mid-November. PennDOT reminds drivers to exercise caution in this and all work zones, obey posted speed limits and always buckle up.
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.
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