Update for Whitehall
Road Project in State College, Week of April 23
Drivers
should be alert through work zone
State College – Work to improve
safety and ease traffic congestion continues on Whitehall Road/University Drive
(Route 3018) in State College. The three-mile project stretches from Route 26
to Atherton Street. Once the project completes in the fall of 2013, travel
along Route 3018 will be smoother, less congested and more efficient.
Activity
the week of April 23 will include:
- Installation of drainage pipe
and inlets from the Campbell Road intersection to the Atherton Street
intersection.
- Grading,
sub-base, and under-drain placement from Campbell Road to Atherton Street.
- Utility
contractors will perform aerial and underground relocation work throughout
the project.
Drivers
may encounter flaggers at various locations between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4
p.m. Drivers need to be alert for
construction vehicles entering and exiting construction areas.
Overall
work includes roadway-widening, addition of a center left turn lane, addition
of marked bicycle lanes, new traffic signals, drainage improvements, waterline
relocation and roadway paving.
All
work is weather and schedule dependent. HRI, Inc of State College is the
contractor on this $10.3 million project.
