Bridge Replacement Project on Route 666 in Sheffield Township Scheduled for This Month

| August 19, 2017

WARREN CO., Pa. – Work to replace a 50-year-old, structurally deficient bridge on Route 666 in Sheffield Township, Warren County will start this month.

The bridge carries Route 666 over Dodge Run. It is located less than a quarter mile north of the intersection with Barnes Cemetery Road and about 1.25 miles south of the intersection with Firetower Road.

The existing 13-foot-long, steel pipe-arch culvert bridge was built in 1967 and is classified as structurally deficient. On average, about 3,000 vehicles a day use the bridge.

It will be replaced with a precast reinforced concrete culvert. Work will also include milling and paving roadway approaches, along with updated guide rail and pavement markers.

The project is expected to begin on August 21 and is scheduled to be completed by August 28.

The contractor is Francis J. Palo, Inc of Clarion, PA. The contract cost is $653,649.00, which is to be paid entirely with state funds.

This project was made possible by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s new transportation funding plan.

A three-day detour will be needed to complete the project. The roadway will be closed from 8 AM, August 25 to 11:59 PM, August 27.

A 35-mile detour will be posted using Route 6 into Kane, McKean County, Route 66 in McKean and Elk counties, Route 948 in Elk, Forest, and Warren counties, and Route 666 in Warren County.

Motorists should also anticipate traffic lane restrictions controlled by flaggers during other portions of the project.

A temporary pedestrian bridge will be open during the construction.

PennDOT urges motorists to slow down when driving in work zones, and also to be alert to changing conditions, avoid distractions and to pay attention to signs and flaggers. Drive responsibly in work zones for your safety and the safety of the workers.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

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