Bridge work will close State College area roads starting this week. What to know

A major bridge reconstruction project on College Avenue in College Township will reshape traffic patterns through one of the State College area’s busiest corridors starting this week.

The project marks one of many ongoing investments in local infrastructure through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which said it has set aside $212 million this year for its second district, which includes Centre County.

FULL STORY: Bridge project to close roads along busy State College area corridor. See detours

Here’s what drivers should know about upcoming construction in and around State College:

• Crews will reconstruct the Route 26 bridge along College Avenue near Houserville Road and Pike Street. The project is expected to improve the ride quality of the 1940 bridge, which carries roughly 15,000 vehicles daily.
• Starting June 1, the left turning lane on College Avenue will close and northbound traffic toward the Nittany Mall will shift into the right lane, with flaggers on-site to assist with turns, according to the project plan.
• Houserville Road and Pike Street will close at the intersection on June 2. Detours will send Houserville Road traffic down Puddintown Road and Pike Street traffic along Elmwood Street in Lemont, PennDOT said.
• The traffic pattern is expected to remain in effect until mid-August, when crews will close the southbound lanes and shift traffic, with bridge work concluding by early November, weather permitting.
• PennDOT’s $212 million investment covers at least 80 projects in Centre County and other District 2 locales, including the reconstruction of 115 miles of highway and the repair or replacement of 77 bridges across nine counties.
• The largest ongoing project in Centre County is the $259.3 million Interstate 99/Interstate 80 interchange, now in its third year of a six-year timeline. Bridge crossovers on I-80 are expected to enter service in late July.

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