VENANGO CO., Pa. — A project to improve travel on a section of Route 268 in southern Venango County is scheduled to begin next week.
The project will improve a half-mile section of Route 268 from a point east of the intersection with Route 38 in Emlenton Borough to the Venango/Butler county line in Scrubgrass Township.
Work will include milling and resurfacing along with updated drainage, guide rails, pavement markings and paved road shoulders.
The contractor is IA Construction Corp. of Franklin, PA. The contract cost is $502,137.77, which is to be paid entirely with state funds.
This project is made possible by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan.
The project is expected to begin the week of August 1 and is scheduled for completion on September 21, 2016.
No detours are anticipated, but motorists will encounter traffic lane restrictions controlled by flaggers.
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