PennDOT District 11, which includes Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties, has announced its construction plans for Lawrence County this year.
Workers are planning to maintain, resurface or pave 98 miles of state roads, while also working on six or seven projects, worth up to $19 million in construction expenditures, including improving or replacing three bridges, with two in poor condition.
Tower Road Bridge
PennDOT plans to close the Tower Run Bridge, which is one lane carrying Tower Road over Funk Run within Perry Township, in early April, which will result in a detour and is expected to last until late summer.
PennDOT said the $1 million project consists of installing a precast box culvert which will include two lanes, approach roadway improvements, guardrail updates and minor drainage work.
East Washington Street work
PennDOT plans to begin construction, in late May, on East Washington Street (Route 65) between the Old Princeton Road intersection in Shenango Township to the South Croton Avenue intersection in the City of New Castle.
It also includes work along South Croton Avenue (Route 108) between the Jefferson Street (Route 18) intersection and the intersection with East Washington Street.
Work along East Washington Street will include milling and paving, bridge preservation work to the structure over Route 422, utility and inlet adjustments, guide rail updates, ADA curb ramp installation, traffic signal upgrades, signing and pavement markings, and other miscellaneous repair work.
Work along South Croton Avenue (Route 108) consists of milling and resurfacing, roadway reconstruction from Mill Street up to and including the intersection with Route 65, inlet adjustments, utility work, signing and pavement markings, and other miscellaneous repair work.
PennDOT said work is expected to be complete in fall 2023, with single-lane restrictions throughout both project limits, with a limited number of weekend road closures on South Croton Avenue to perform roadway reconstruction work, while pedestrian access will be maintained.
Enon Road Bridge replacement
PennDOT said there will be minor preparatory work in 2022 on the Route 551 Bridge over Sugar Creek in North Beaver Township.
They said there will be a long-term closure in 2023 as crews install a new precast box culvert and conduct approach roadway work, with the project, which costs $747,000, is expected to finish in June 2023.
