Crews
will begin repairs to the eastbound lane beginning Friday, June 29. Drivers
will encounter an alternating traffic pattern at the bridge enforced by
temporary traffic signals. Canada Hollow Road (Township Road 339) will be
closed for access from Route 44. Local traffic needing to access the road will
follow a detour using Cow Run (Route 4017) and Canada Hollow Road (T-339). This
new detour will be in place through mid-August.
The
187-foot bridge spans Oswayo Creek in the village of Millport and carries an
average of 1,700 vehicles per day. The repairs will allow PennDOT to remove it
from the list of structurally deficient bridges in Potter County.
The
overall project will improve ride quality across nine miles of roadway, extend
the life of the roadway surface from Shinglehouse Borough
to Coneville, and bring repairs to three bridges. Activity includes roadway
grinding, installation of pavement base drain, drainage replacement, pipe
flushing, roadway widening, overlay, tree trimming for daylighting, pavement
markings, basic bridge repairs, new signage, and miscellaneous construction.
Roadway
work zones feature flaggers in the roadway enforcing alternating traffic
patterns.
PennDOT
reminds drivers to be cautious in work zones, follow official detour signs,
obey posted speed limits, and always buckle up.
Glenn
O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $9.1 million job. PennDOT
expects to complete the project by October. All work is weather and schedule
dependent.
