CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Drivers across Centre County will see some traffic delays next week as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) rolls out a full schedule of maintenance work starting Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Crews will be out along Route 2006 (Rock Hill Road) for bridge maintenance and cleaning on the bridge spanning Hayes Run in Harris Township. The work will run through Thursday, Oct. 23, with a detour implemented.
Crack seal and hot pour mastic work will be completed along Route 45 between Route 144 in Potter Township and the Centre and Union County line in Haines Township. The same work will be done on Route 2005 between Water Street and Sinking Creek Road in Gregg Township. Flaggers will be out on the roadways to control traffic during the day and may be inside a pilot vehicle. PennDOT reminds drivers that if they come across a pilot vehicle with a revolving yellow light, stay behind it until it leaves the road. The work is scheduled to be completed by Friday, Oct. 17
Guide rail work along Interstate 80 eastbound between mile markers 156 and 170 will take place from Tuesday to Friday, Oct. 17, and PennDOT will have a single-lane closure implemented as the guide rail systems are upgraded.
Shoulder maintenance, removing debris and materials from the shoulder areas of roadways as well as shaping those areas to improve drainage, will be completed along Route 1002 (Marsh Creek Road) between Sylvan Hills Road in Curtain Township and Richner Hollow Road in Boggs Township. PennDOT believes the work will be completed by Friday as well.
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Lastly, mowing, tree thinning, and herbicide spraying along Route 350 between the Blair-Centre County line in Taylor Township and Presqueisle Street in Phillipsburg and Route 3049 (State Street) will be done from Tuesday, Oct. 14, through Friday, Oct. 17. No impacts are expected as most of the work will be done off the roadways.
All work on PennDOT’s schedule is subject to change, depending on weather conditions and any emergencies.
PennDOT encourages motorists to “Know Before They Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com, downloading the 511 Android or iPhone app, or by calling 5-1-1.
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.
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