Atherton Street construction in State College is winding down for the season. What to know
Traffic control measures that have been at Atherton Street were removed Friday.
The long-term traffic control measures along Atherton Street, between Curtin Road to north of Westerly Parkway, were removed, the state Department of Transportation announced Friday. The remainder of the work for the construction season will be completed under daylight flagging conditions, PennDOT wrote in a press release. The work is expected to be completed by the end of November.
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, work will only be done on Nov. 20-21, PennDOT said, to “minimize traffic impacts for those traveling.”
Crews will work in the following locations those days:
Two crews will pour sidewalk and backfill with topsoil between West Prospect Avenue and West Irvin Lane.
One crew will install signage between College and Logan avenues, while another will plant trees and roadside vegetation between College and Beaver avenues.
Work to upgrade traffic signals and highway lighting is anticipated to be done intermittently during the winter. PennDOT will issue updates on traffic impacts as needed.
The total $30.7 million project includes roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements that include pipes and inlets, water and sewer lines, concrete curbing, sidewalks and detectable warning surfaces, pavement markings, traffic signals and supports, and other miscellaneous items, PennDOT wrote in a release. It is expected that the contractor, HRI, Inc., will complete the project in fall 2024. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
Updates and detour information on the Atherton Street project page are available at www.penndot.pa.gov/AthertonStreet.
