Clearfield, PA – 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.

Starting Monday, the contractor will close the right (travel) lane of Route 322 eastbound and westbound between the Milroy and Reedsville-Belleville exits in Armagh and Brown townships. These lane closures will remain in place around the clock as the contractor intends to work a 24-hour schedule until work at this location is complete.

PennDOT anticipates work at this location wrapping before Penn State's home football matchup against Ohio State on Saturday, November 2. If weather or other unforeseen circumstances delay work progress, the contractor will lift all lane closures by 6:00 AM on Friday, November 1, to avoid impacting those traveling to the game. It will not reinstate the lane closures before 6:00 AM on Monday, November 4.

The project involves repairing concrete roadway surfaces, improving roadside drainage, installing rumble strips, and marking pavement on six roadways in PennDOT's North Central region. Route 322 is the only roadway scheduled to see work as part of this project during the 2024 construction season. Work on the remaining roadways involved in this project will be completed during the 2025 construction season. Those roadways are:

• Route 220 northbound and southbound between the Harrison Road and Pine Creek exits in Clinton County, including work on the ramps at the Harrison Road interchange.
• Route 22 eastbound and westbound between the Port Royal and East Salem-Thompsontown exits in Juniata County.
• Routes 75 and 2001 (Industrial Park Road) northbound and southbound between Route 3002 (Main Street) and the interchange to Route 22/322 westbound toward Lewistown.

 JVI Group Inc., of York Springs, PA, is the contractor for this $5.1 million project.

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