​Montoursville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 3 wrapped up a successful construction season with 162 active projects, 135 of which were completed this year.  PennDOT's District 3 covers Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties.

Statewide from January through November, PennDOT improved 6,531 roadway miles, including 2,237 miles of paving. The miles improved has already surpassed the 2022 total of 6,414 miles improved. Through November this year, 587 state and locally owned bridges were put out for bid to be repaired, replaced, or preserved by PennDOT or industry forces. Additionally, 453 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT's private-sector partners so far this year.

In 2023, the district opened bids for 111 projects totaling nearly $290 million in value. Of those contracts, 49 were for roadway work and 34 were for bridge work.

"This is an exciting time for District 3," said District 3 Executive Eric High, P.E. "We are able to see the benefits of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which, along with the state budget has allowed the district to focus on the maintenance of our over 4,500 miles of state-owned roadways and 2,900 bridges, along with the continued progress of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project."

More than 112 miles of paving, 571 miles of seal coating (tar and chip), and 52 miles of microsurfacing and high friction surface treatment were completed in the district in 2023.

In 2022, District 3 replaced or repaired 44 state-owned bridges, which included replacing or rehabilitating 15 bridges and preserving 29 bridges in good condition – this year, work was performed on 108 state-owned bridges by contractors or department forces. This included replacing or rehabilitating 27 bridges, and preservation work on 81 bridges in good condition to extend the life of those bridges.

This work included 8 small bridge projects completed by department force crews. The district has been able to stretch resources by using in-house capabilities such as paving and bridge crews to complete work.

In addition to the roadway and bridge projects, the district worked on two embankment failure projects, one of which was completed and one that will continue into next year.

Below is a list, by county, of the major projects that were under construction in the district in 2023. Some of the largest are multi-year projects that started prior to 2023.

Bradford County

• Route 6 rehabilitation between Sugar Creek and Gulf Road in Troy Township. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($6.5 million);
• Route 199 reconstruction from Satterlee Street to the New York state line in Athens and Sayre boroughs. The project began in the fall 2021 and is expected to be completed in the fall 2024, ($16.4 million); and
• Bridge preservation project of the bridges carrying Route 1041 (James Street) over the North Branch of the Susquehanna River in Wysox and North Towanda Township and Route 6 over Mill Creek in West Burlington Township. The project began in the fall 2022 and was completed in the summer 2023, ($2.2 million).
  

Columbia County

• Route 11 mill and resurface of 1.7 miles between Briar Creek and the Berwick Borough line in Briar Creek Borough. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the summer 2023, ($1.6 million);
• Interstate 80 emergency embankment stabilization project at Fishing Creek in Hemlock Township. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the summer 2023, ($4.7 million);
• Route 93 bridge preservation over the North Branch of the Susquehanna River in Berwick Borough. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the summer 2023, ($3.1 million); and
• Route 339 resurfacing and widening of 2.1 miles between Smith Hollow Road and the Nescopeck Borough line. The project began in the spring 2022 and is expected to be completed in the fall 2024, ($11.5 million).
  

Lycoming County

• Route 15 mill and resurface between Hastings Street and Market Street in South Williamsport Borough and Old Montgomery Pike Road in Armstrong Township, Lycoming County. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($2.6 million);
• Interstate 180 mill and resurface of 13.3 miles between Route 2049 (Lycoming Mall Road) in Muncy Township and Warrensville Road in Loyalsock Township. Work also includes removal and re-epoxy of 16 bridges, Lycoming County. The project began in the spring 2023 and is expected to be completed in the summer 2024, ($11.4 million);
• Route 220 safety, access management and bridge improvements from Route 287 in Piatt Township to Route 2014 (West Fourth Street) ramp in Woodward Township, Lycoming County. The project began in the spring 2020 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($41 million);
• Route 220 bridge improvement project of six bridges (two over Antlers Lane, two over Ramp A to West Fourth Street and two over the SEDA-COG railroad tracks) in Woodward Township, Lycoming County. The project began in the spring 2023 and is expected to be completed in the fall 2025, ($17.9 million); and
• Route 2014 bridge replacement over Bennetts Run and an intersection improvement project on Route 2045 (Fairfield Road) including installation of permanent traffic signals at three intersections on Fairfield Road, Fairfield Township, Lycoming County. The project began in the spring 2023 and is expected to be completed in the fall 2024, ($7.8 million).
  

Montour County

• Interstate 80 restoration project between Route 3013 (Mexico Road) and Route 54 in Liberty and Valley townships, Montour County. The project began in the summer 2023 and is expected to be completed in the fall 2026, ($53 million); and
• Route 2008 mill and resurface of 1.5 miles between Cherry Street in Danville Borough and Byrd Avenue in Mahoning Township, Montour County. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($1.6 million).
  

Northumberland County

• Route 11 (Water Street) mill and resurface between King Street and C Street in Northumberland Borough; Route 61 (Front Street) mill and resurface between Church Street and the Veteran's Memorial Bridge in the City of Sunbury; and Route 147 mill and resurface between the Veteran's Memorial Bridge in the City of Sunbury and Brush Valley Road in Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County. The project began in the summer 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($2.9 million); and
• Route 54 and Route 4001 resurfacing and slope repairs between the Montour County line to Boyd Station in Riverside Borough and Rush Township, Northumberland County. The project began in the spring 2023 and is expected to be completed in the fall 2024, ($2.2 million).
  

Snyder County

• Route 104 bridge rehabilitation over Mahantango Creek in Chapman Township, Snyder County. The project began in the spring 2022 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($3.1 million);
• Route 104 mill and resurface of 0.6 miles between Dinius Avenue and Water Tower Road in Middleburg Borough, Snyder County. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($350,000); and
• Route 522 mill and resurface of 1 mile between Willow Avenue and Swinehart Drive in Middleburg Borough and Franklin Township, Snyder County. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($700,000).
  

Sullivan County

• Route 154 repair of a soil slide at World's End State Park in Forks Township, Sullivan County. The project began in the fall 2022 and was completed in the spring 2023, ($2.7 million).
  

Tioga County

• Route 6, Route 660, and Route 4002 (Charleston Road) intersection realignment project in Charleston Township, Tioga County. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the fall 2023, ($2.7 million);
• Route 15 bridge preservation of the bridge over Mill Creek in Lawrence Township, Tioga County. The project began in the fall 2022 and was completed in the summer 2023, ($1.3 million); and
• Route 49 bridge preservation over Baldwin Creek in Lawrence Township, Tioga County. The project began in the summer 2022 and was completed in the spring 2023, ($824,000).
  

Union County

• Route 15 mill and resurface, including removal of the railroad tracks and mill and resurface of Route 1005 (Hospital Drive) between Route 15 and JPM Road in Kelly Township, Union County. The project began in the spring 2023 and was completed in the summer 2023, ($2.9 million); and
• Route 304 mill and resurface 0.5 miles between Route 45 and Orchard Lane and 0.2 miles of Route 2004 (Maple Street) between Route 304 and Second Street in Mifflinburg Borough, Union County. The project began in the summer 2023 and was completed fall 2023, ($3 million).

 
Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway (CSVT)

Progress continues on the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) Project, which will address safety and congestion concerns on the Route 11/15 corridor in Northumberland, Snyder, and Union counties. The project is divided into the Northern and Southern sections.

The Northern Section was opened to traffic in the summer of 2022, connecting Route 15 south of Winfield to the existing four-lane portion of Route 147 south of Montandon.  Initial traffic counts have shown that the Northern Section is carrying roughly 12,000 vehicles, including 3,100 trucks, per day.  As a result, traffic volumes and congestion have been significantly reduced on existing roadways, such as Route 15 in Lewisburg Borough and Route 405 (old Route 147) in Northumberland Borough. 

The Southern Section involves the construction of roughly 6-miles of new four-lane, limited-access highway connecting Route 11/15 north of Selinsgrove to Route 15 (and the CSVT Northern Section) south of Winfield. Construction of the Southern Section is estimated to cost $395 million and is planned to be completed through three contracts. The first contract, for earthwork, started in the summer of 2022 and is anticipated to be completed by 2025.

The second contract for the Southern Section was awarded to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC of Chicago, Illinois, for $106.4 million. The contract includes nine new bridges. Seven of the bridges will carry the CSVT highway over Mill Road, Attig Road, Park Road, Stetler Avenue, Eleventh Avenue, the Route 61 Connector, and Grangers Road. The remaining two bridges will carry the Cortland Drive Connector over the Route 61 Connector and the Route 61 Connector over ramps connecting to Routes 11/15.

Additionally, four noise walls are included in the contract. In Monroe Township, one noise wall will be built near Park Road, Fisher Road, and Villa Lane along the CSVT northbound lanes, and another will be built near Mark Drive and Shawna Lane along the CSVT southbound lanes. In Shamokin Dam Borough, noise walls will be built adjacent to both the Weatherfield neighborhood and the Orchards Hills neighborhood. An additional noise wall will be constructed under the next contract for the CSVT Southern Section, in Monroe Township near South Old Trail along the CSVT southbound lanes.

Final design work is ongoing to develop plans for the third construction contract, which will involve paving the new highway and constructing its interchanges.  Bids for that contract are anticipated by early 2026. The Southern Section is anticipated to be opened to traffic in 2027.
  
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