Work to Resume on Interstate 80 in Venango and Mercer Counties

| March 29, 2018

OIL CITY, Pa. – Work is scheduled to resume next week on a project to give motorists a smoother ride on Interstate 80 in Venango County.

The two-year-long project to improve eight miles of Interstate 80 from the Venango/Butler County line to a point one mile west of Exit 35 (Clintonville, Route 308) in Clinton and Scrubgrass townships and Clintonville Borough in Venango County started in 2017.

Work will involve milling and resurfacing, along with concrete patching, bridge rehabilitation work and updated drainage, signs, pavement loop sensors and pavement markings. Work will also include construction of a new message board.

Construction is scheduled to begin on the second phase of the project April 2, 2018, and is expected to be completed by August 29, 2018. This phase will focus on the western end work area, miles 34 to 39, including the Exit 35 (Clintonville, Route 308).

The contractor is Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College, PA. The contract cost is $9,767,000, which is to be paid entirely with federal funds.

Motorists will encounter lane restrictions Monday through Friday, with traffic controlled by signs and devices. All driving lanes are expected to be opened on the weekends and holidays. A lane closure at the bridge near mile marker 36 will remain in effect throughout the project.

Another project to improve 6.6 miles of Interstate 80 in East Lackawannock and Findley townships in Mercer County, from an area near the intersection with Route 19 at Exit 15 to the area of Springfield Church Road (Route 2007) at milepost 21, will also be beginning.

Work on Interstate 80 in the new project will involve milling and resurfacing and other miscellaneous construction work.

Construction is expected to begin on April 9, 2018, and work is scheduled for completion by September 27, 2018.

The contractor is Lindy Paving, Inc. of New Galilee, PA. The contract cost is $7,314,740, which is to be paid entirely with federal funds.

No detours are expected, but motorists will encounter lane restrictions, with traffic controlled by signs and devices.

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.

The Interstate 80 project is part PennDOT’s Road Maintenance and Preservation program or Road MaP. Announced in February 2017, the program entails adding $500 million over the next 10 years to an already planned $500 million for interstate preservation and reconstruction, and another $600 million for rehabilitation and reconstruction needs identified through the department’s district and regional planning efforts. Also, $1 billion will be invested in roadway maintenance.

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.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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 850 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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