From staff reports
In conjunction with this week’s observance of Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, PennDOT District 1 officials in the state’s northwest region highlighted construction projects anticipated to start or continue this year during a media event Tuesday.
Work plans for the 2023 construction season in District 1, which covers Venango, Forest, Crawford, Mercer, Erie and Warren counties, call for improving about 110 roadway miles and replacing, restoring or repairing 24 bridges, including 15 in poor condition.
“PennDOT employees and contractors in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania will once again be working hard to enhance the state’s transportation infrastructure with projects planned for 2023,” said PennDOT District 1 Executive Brian McNulty.
This year, District 1 is expecting to award 90 contracts for work to be done in 2023 and 2024. These include projects supported and accelerated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which is bringing about $23.7 million in additional funding to the region this year.
Some of the notable projects in District 1 that will see active work this year and their contract costs include:
- Allegheny Boulevard Multimodal Trail, Venango County: Construction of 2.8 miles of multi-use trail along Route 8/62 from Elk Street in Franklin to Front Street (Route 4002) in Sugarcreek Borough; $2.3 million.
- Route 427, Venango County: Resurfacing six miles from Academy Street to Deeter Road in Jackson and Plum townships, and Cooperstown Borough; $7.1 million.
- Cranberry Township, Venango County: Resurfacing more than 10 miles of roadway, including East State Road (Route 2006), Rockland Cranberry Road (Route 2013) and Deep Hollow Road (Route 3025); contract not yet awarded.
- Route 428, Venango County: Resurfacing nearly six miles of roadway in Oil City, Cornplanter and Oakland townships, and Sugarcreek Borough; $4.7 million.
- Route 408, Crawford County: Major rehabilitation of the bridge over Oil Creek in Hydetown Borough; $2 million.
- Route 36, Forest County: Rehabilitating the bridge over Hunter Run in Tionesta; $362,730.
A complete list of more than 100 District 1 projects is included in the 2023 construction program and is available online at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.
