11/14/2024
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 2 Executive Thomas Prestash offered an update on statewide transportation progress and highlighted this year's active and completed projects in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties.
11/13/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) provided an update on its High-Speed Interchange project between Interstates 80 and 99. This project will enhance traffic safety by providing a direct connection between the two interstates, making travel along Route 26 unnecessary to access those highways while relieving traffic congestion and realigning service for local traffic.
11/6/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) updated residents impacted by a project to improve approximately five miles of Route 522 in Lewistown Borough, Derry, and Decatur townships in Mifflin County that the contractor started work on adjusting mailboxes to meet height requirements today. The project will address drainage deficiencies throughout the corridor and improve the ride quality of the road surface and multiple structures within the project limits.
10/31/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said the contractor for a concrete preservation project impacting Route 322 in Mifflin County has extended its schedule but noted it will still open all lanes by close of business today to minimize traffic impacts for Saturday’s Penn State vs. Ohio State football game at Beaver Stadium. This project will improve ride quality and extend service life while improving safety.
10/31/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that excavation work on its Route 26 betterment project to reconstruct and widen the roadway will start Monday, November 4. This companion project to the high-speed connector between Interstates 80 and 99 will support the regional freight economy and improve the reliability of roadway travel through the region.
10/25/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) alerted drivers that it lifted a posted weight restriction on a Route 4017 (Shay Town Road) bridge spanning Bell Run five miles south of Shinglehouse Borough in Sharon Township. Effective Thursday, October 24, the 28-ton weight restriction for single vehicles and 36-tons for combination vehicles in place since 2019 is lifted.
10/24/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) updated drivers on a project to improve approximately five miles of Route 522 in Lewistown Borough, Derry, and Decatur townships in Mifflin County. The project will address drainage deficiencies throughout the corridor and improve the ride quality of the road surface and multiple structures within the project limits.
10/24/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) alerted drivers that it updated a posted weight restriction on a Route 3002 (Cowley Hill Road) bridge spanning Cowley Run five miles west of Austin Borough in Portage Township. Effective Monday, October 7, this posting is updated to a 20-ton weight restriction for single vehicles and 31-tons for combination vehicles.
10/23/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said the contractor for a concrete preservation project impacting Route 322 in Mifflin County will change the traffic pattern from a right (travel) lane closure to a left (passing) lane closure on Monday, October 28. This project will improve ride quality and extend service life while improving safety.
10/23/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that Verizon, Zito Media, and the contractor for its High-Speed Interchange between Interstates 80 and 99 will relocate overhead utility wires on Wednesday, October 30. PennDOT expects significant impacts for eastbound and westbound traffic on Interstate 80 between mile markers 158 and 163 and urges drivers to build extra time into their travel schedules or seek alternate routes.
10/22/2024
Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 2, the Highway Safety Network (HSN) Pennsylvania State Police, and State College Borough Police gathered today in state college to educate the public on rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) and their intended purpose to improve pedestrian and crosswalk safety.
10/18/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reminded drivers it will complete the remaining work on its South Atherton Street (Route 3014) project stretching from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway in State College during daylight hours with flaggers directing vehicle and pedestrian traffic. PennDOT expects work on the project to wrap by the first week of November.
10/11/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced it will complete round-the-clock paving operations on its South Atherton Street (Route 3014) project stretching from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway in State College tonight. The contractor will complete the remaining work during daylight hours with flaggers directing vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
10/9/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association, and law enforcement agencies across western Pennsylvania will team up this weekend to conduct impaired driving enforcement activities in advance of Halloween.
10/9/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites job seekers to attend its job fair at the Centre County Maintenance Office in Bellefonte. During the job fair, PennDOT staff will be on hand to answer applicants' questions about the opportunities available, help applicants submit their online applications, and, for select positions, conduct driver's skills tests and on-the-spot interviews with the possibility of making conditional offers.
10/3/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the Elm Street exit along Route 219 northbound in the City of Bradford will be closed to commercial vehicle traffic starting Monday, October 7. PennDOT said it is closing the exit to commercial vehicles to allow a contractor to complete structural repairs to a bridge spanning Route 4006 (Elm Street) near the off-ramp.
10/2/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a concrete preservation project impacting Route 322 in Mifflin County will start on Monday, October 7. This project will improve the roadway's ride quality and extend its service life while enhancing safety for motorists.
10/2/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said restoration work on a truss bridge along a Route 75 bridge spanning First Street and the Juniata River in Port Royal Borough will start on Monday, October 7. The project involves removing and replacing overhead structural members, painting, and other non-critical repairs.
9/30/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a right turn from Route 322 Eastbound onto Reese Hollow Road in Worth Township, Centre County will be permanently prohibited beginning the week of September 30.
9/30/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has placed a radar-controlled speed display board on Route 2018 (Copelin Road) in Decatur Township, Clearfield County.