PennDOT is not yet in construction mode for the season but there are two area projects coming soon, and for one of them, the online public plans display is currently underway.
Starting this spring, repairs will be made to a bridge over Route 22 in East Wheatfield Township. One of the beams on the bridge carrying Route 403 over 22 at the Cramer Pike exit is damaged and the repair will be done by heating the beam and straightening it. The beam in question is the westernmost one of six beams supporting the bridge deck.
The work will be done in phases and there will be short term lane closures, and at one point there will be a nighttime partial closure and detour of traffic on Route 22. The project will be let in March and the work will begin later in the spring, with completion sometime this fall.
The other PennDOT notice is for the closure of Margaret Road in Armstrong County. Starting a week from tomorrow, the road will close from Route 422 to Sunken Valley Road as crews move overhead utility lines underground. A detour will be in effect using Route 210 at Elderton to Route 85 outside of Sagamore.
It’s part of the Margaret Road Intersection Improvement Project, which will replace the existing intersection with one about 1,600 feet away. It’s scheduled for completion in 2025.
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