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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Shinglehouse: Traffic Pattern Changes Announced for Route 44 Bridge Job

Shinglehouse, PA –  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that access to Eleven Mile Road (Route 4023) from Route 44 will be restored by the end of the week. Crews will restore access Friday, June 29, after completing repairs to the westbound lane of the Oswayo Creek Bridge near Millport in Potter County.
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.