PennDOT lists updates on summer projects in Fayette/Greene counties
The state Department of Transportation has announced their updates on summer construction projects including a district-wide storm management project.
“This construction season has gone well when considering the wet weather we experienced throughout the summer,” said Valerie Petersen, the the community relations coordinator with PennDOT District 12. “The recent weather has been a blessing and our crews will be able to work as far into winter as we possibly can.”
PennDOT District 12, which covers counties in Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland and Washington, said their Storm Water Management Project consisted of restoring existing storm water facilities back to their natural state.
The $989,247 project, states PennDOT, includes excavation, new rock lined channels, slope protection, cleaning existing ditches and pipe culverts, selective tree removal, mowing, seeding and mulching, repairing and replacing right-of-way fencing, reset guide rails and other miscellaneous work to be completed at each location.
The work was scheduled for Fayette, Westmoreland and Washington counties, and traffic was not affected. The project is expected to be complete by summer of next year.
The contractor for the project is currently working at ponds in Brownsville along Route 40 and Redstone Way as well as performing selective tree removal work.
Other project updates in Fayette County include improvements at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 381 in Wharton Township where final paving and miscellaneous cleanup activities were set to be completed on the $3.1 million project. Paving was scheduled to begin in early this month.
PennDOT wants motorists to watch for stopped traffic and expect delays during paving.
The $3 million bridge replacement project along Grindstone Road over Rowes Run in Redstone Township has completed construction on the abutments while the beams are scheduled soon to be set.
During the replacement project, which is scheduled to be complete in October 2018, Grindstone Road will be closed to all traffic, and motorists should continue to follow the posted detours.
The resurfacing portion of the project from Route 381 to Route 711 in Springfield and Stewart townships is complete along with the new guide rail, signs, delineator traffic posts and pavement markings.
The final portion of the $2.6 million project will be the tree trimming, which will be set to start in November and during that time, there will be daylight lane closures–weather permitting. The entire project is tentatively scheduled to be complete in early 2018.
The $989,215 bridge replacement project along Ringer Road over Mountain Creek in George’s Township is tentatively scheduled to be completed in April as the contractor is currently working on an abutment of the new structure.
Motorists should follow the post detour routes along Ringer Road during construction.
In Greene County, the $5.3 million project involving concrete patching, roadway restoration and bridge preservation from Interstate 79 from the West Virginia line to the rest area in Perry Township, Greene County, is set to be completed by mid-November.
A highway reconstruction project on Route 119 between the county line of Westmoreland and Fayette and near the Westec Drive Exit in East Huntingdon Township is complete with the main paving, and shoulder work is currently being done.
Expected to be complete on Nov. 1, the $37.8 million project will allow crews to begin reconstruction of northbound and southbound lanes of Route 119, replace the existing grass median with a concrete barrier, lengthen the southern entrance and exit ramps at the Route 119/Route 31 interchange and will include upgrades to drainage, guide rails, signing and paving markings.
PennDOT wants motorists to watch for changing traffic patterns and to drive with caution through all work zones.