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Blair County
Intersection work to cause delays
Delays are expected during evening and overnight hours on Route 36 (Woodbury Pike) in Roaring Spring and Taylor Township next week as an intersection improvement project continues on Woodbury Pike and Cove Mountain Road.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, and Thursday, Oct. 16, contractors will be working during evening and overnight hours -- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. -- on placing permanent traffic control signals and pouring the concrete island at the intersection.
Cottle's Asphalt Maintenance, Everett, is the contractor for the $2.1 million intersection improvement project, which consists of shoulder widening and the addition of turning lanes, as well as utility relocation and drainage upgrades, and sidewalk replacement. The project is slated for completion in November.
Lane closures slated for I-99
Minor delays should be expected on 17th Street between Osgood Drive and McMahon Drive in the City of Altoona and Logan Township starting this week.
During the week of Oct. 13, the project contractor will be implementing short-term lane closures during daylight hours on 17th Street between Osgood Drive and McMahon Drive to perform drainage upgrades and concrete patching. During subsequent weeks, work will continue during overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Inc., New Enterprise, is the contractor for the $23.5 million project, which includes improvements along 10-miles of I-99 from the median cross-over near Newry to 17th Street exit in Blair County.
Cambria County
Surface treatment planned
Minor delays will be experienced on Route 22 in Cambria County as contractor RAM Construction Services of Michigan, Inc., conducts high friction surface treatment as part of a $3.4 million project covering Route 56 in Somerset County and Route 22 in Cambria County.
The treatment is typically applied to roadways, including horizontal curves, intersections and steep grades, to improve grip. The project also includes centerline rumble strips and pavement markings.
The work will be done under standard daylight flagging operations, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Delays of up to 15 minutes can be expected on Route 22 in Cambria County.
Bridge to reopen
Plans are underway to lift the detour and reopen the Route 2019 (Level Road) bridge over Route 22 in Cresson Township, Cambria County, on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
The approximately 3-mile detour of Route 2019 (Level Road) using Route 22, the Route 8012 Summit Interchange, Route 8010, the Route 53 Interchange, and Route 2014 (Admiral Peary Highway) had been in place since April.
Charles J. Merlo Inc., Mineral Point, is the contractor for the $4 million project, which called for the bridge and approach roadways to be raised to increase the under-clearance over Route 22. Additional improvements, including guide rail and drainage upgrades, were also performed.
Paving to begin
Minor traffic delays are expected over the next two weeks as a paving project continues on Route 219 from Carolltown to Northern Cambria Borough, Cambria County.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 13, contractors will be applying the wearing course (also known as the surface course, the final asphalt layer applied during paving) on Route 219 from south to north, from Carrolltown toward Northern Cambria.
Paving continues through the week of Oct. 20 through Oct. 24, with contractors working once again from Carrolltown north to Northern Cambria. The work is weather dependent.
Quaker Sales Inc., Johnstown, is the contractor for the $5.2 million project, which includes resurfacing, base repairs, guide rail and drainage upgrades, traffic signal replacements, and geometric curve improvements on U.S. 219.
Contractors will conduct work under daylight flagging, with the potential for traffic delays not to exceed 15 minutes. The project is slated for completion in the 2025 construction season,
Huntingdon County
Delays expected in Alexandria
Minor delays may occur on Route 305 (Main Street) in Alexandria, Huntingdon County, beginning the week of Oct. 13.
Crews will be completing ADA-compliant curb and sidewalk repair, roadway milling and placing utility trenches in both lanes during standard daylight hours -- 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cottle's Asphalt Maintenance Inc., Everett, is the lead contractor for the $2.3 million project, which includes a bridge replacement over Derry Run near the intersection of Route 4005 (Pike Street) in Porter Township, guide rail upgrades, approach paving, drainage upgrades, and resurfacing on Route 305 from Route 22 to Route 4004 (Main Street) in Porter Township and Alexandria Borough.
Somerset County
Bridge work continues
Minor delays may be experienced on Route 219 (Flight 93 Memorial Highway) in Somerset County over the next two weeks as work continues on two bridge projects.
The project contractor, New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., New Enterprise, will be completing work on the Miller Road bridge in Quemahoning Township and opening the southbound lane of Route 219. NES&L will be removing the crossover barriers and constructing new crossovers in the median areas for next construction season.
Minimal traffic delays are also expected at the Route 601 (North Center Avenue) exit in Somerset Township as subcontractor Amari Painting & Lining LLC, Washington, begins bridge painting. The work is weather dependent.
The work is part of a 3-year, $25 million project that includes paving, concrete patching, pipe cleaning and lining, and clearing and grubbing (the removal and disposal of vegetation, trash, and both natural and man-made objects from a construction site), the renovation of multiple bridge-structures, and drainage, guide rail and signage upgrades along five miles of Route 219 in Somerset County. The project's anticipated completion date is November 2026. The project is weather dependent.