​Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) updated drivers on the schedule for its South Atherton Street (Route 3014) project that stretches from Curtin Road to just north of Westerly Parkway in State College. Drivers traveling through the work zone can expect the following Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 17.

Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 17:

• Two crews will work in the long-term traffic control established from Calder Way to White Course Drive. One crew will install new drainage pipes, and the other crew will complete sewer line installation. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during the daylight working hours with flaggers in the roadway controlling an alternating traffic pattern.
• An additional crew will work at the Westerly Parkway intersection installing new traffic signals. Traffic will be shifted around the work zone. 
  

Tuesday, June 11, through Friday, June 17:

• Final milling and paving to be begin from Beaver Avenue to Center Lane, lasting approximately two and a half weeks. Crews will work continuously from 6:00 AM Tuesday morning until 6:00 PM Friday. Work will then resume on Sunday, June 16, at 6:00 PM and continue through next week until Friday June 21, at 6:00 PM. Milling will be completed during the daylight hours and the paving will be completed at night. Flaggers in the roadway will control traffic using an alternating traffic pattern and will also be posted at all cross streets in the area assisting motorists and pedestrians. 
  

Traffic delays are expected, and motorists are encouraged to use an alternate route around the area if possible.

PennDOT posts updates and detour information on the Atherton Street project page weekly and encourages drivers to visit the page at www.penndot.pa.gov/AthertonStreet.

Overall work on the project includes roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements that include pipes and inlets, water and sewer lines, concrete curbing, sidewalks and detectable warning surfaces, pavement markings, traffic signals and supports, and miscellaneous items. HRI, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $30.7 million project. PennDOT anticipates the contractor completing the project in the fall of 2024, but all work is weather and schedule dependent.

PennDOT reminds motorists that intermittent traffic stops are possible for short periods during work activities and urges drivers to use caution when traveling through the work zone. PennDOT also reminds drivers not to follow construction equipment into the closed lane and to use both lanes to the merge point to minimize traffic back-ups and shorten travel delays when approaching the work zone.

Motorists are encouraged to “Know Before They Go" by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 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.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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Information about infrastructure in District 2, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D2Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov. 

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