Pavement Preservation Work to Begin on I-99 in Bedford and Blair Counties

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced March 29 that Grannas Brothers Stone and Asphalt Co., Inc., of Hollidaysburg, will begin concrete patching work beginning Monday, April 5.

Work will begin on I-99 between Exit 3 (Johnstown/Cessna) and Exit 7 (Osterburg/St. Clairsville) and also between Exit 10 (Imler/Blue Knob) and Exit 15 (Sproul/Claysburg) in Bedford and Blair counties.

Traffic will be temporarily reduced to a single lane in the work zones. Motorists are advised to use caution and watch for construction personnel and vehicles.

Overall work on this project consists of pavement preservation of approximately 31.5 miles of I-99 and all interchange ramps in both Bedford and Blair counties.

The project will run from Exit 1 (Bedford/Turnpike) to Exit 15 (Sproul/Claysburg).

Work includes one inch of thin overlay wearing course, concrete pavement patching, rumble strips, guiderail, drainage upgrades, cable median barrier, pavement markings and any other needed miscellaneous construction.

All work on this approximately $9.2 million project is expected to be completed by August 2022. All work is weather-dependent.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting http://www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

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