PennDOT says 75 projects on tap for northwest region

From staff reports

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said several highway and bridge projects are on the agenda for the northwest region over the next several months.

PennDOT said 75 projects covering the District 1 region – which includes Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties – will cost more than $185 million.

PennDOT District 1 Executive William G. Petit said work in the northwest region this year will include paving approximately 160 miles of roads and replacing or rehabilitating 49 bridges.

“We look forward to the start of a new construction season, and the opportunity that presents to fix and improve our highway system,” Petit said.

In addition to the planned capital projects, county maintenance employees in the northwest will resurface 58 miles of lower-traffic roads with Recycled Asphalt Pavement this year, Petit said.

Among the notable projects outlined by PennDOT on Thursday include an eight-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in Venango County, which will be resurfaced at a cost of $9.8 million, and the rehabilitation of an existing wall along 1.26 miles of Route 8 and 62 south of Oil City in Sugarcreek Borough. This work is expected to cost $4.2 million.

“Our construction projects are the result of years of planning and coordination between our department, our planning partners, counties, municipalities, school districts and other stakeholders,” Petit said. “We are eager to begin this work that will benefit our region.”

From staff reports

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