Construction Season in PennDOT District 9 Wrapped Up

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently discussed the many highway improvements that took place across PennDOT District 9 (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties) during the 2022 construction season and highlighted investments supported and accelerated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

“This year District 9 saw over $100 million worth of construction projects on area roadways,” said District 9 Executive Tom Prestash. “These improvements, both large and small, are vital to keeping our rural communities connected, and to transport goods safely and efficiently.”

Overall highlights in the 2022 construction season for District 9 included:

• approximately 150 miles of paving;

• approximately 45 bridges were repaired or replaced; and

• approximately 377 miles of roadway were seal coated.

In 2022 alone, the BIL brought over $23 million in additional funding to the District 9 region to be allocated by the department and its local Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organization (MPO/RPO) partners:

• Blair County MPO received approximately $4.3 million more;

• Cambria County MPO received approximately $5.9 million more; and

• Southern Alleghenies RPO received approximately $12.9 million more.

Notable projects that have been completed this year include:

• Route 56, Pleasantville Mountain Safety Improvements, Bedford County, $2.8 million;

• Route 31, Kinton Bridge, Bedford County, $1.5 million;

• Route 56, Tributary to Barefoot Run, Bedford County, $2.4 million;

• I-99 High Tension Cable Median Barrier, McCoy Street Bridge to Centre County, Blair County, $1.2 million;

• Route 4027, Westvaco Paper Mill to Route 350 resurfacing, Blair County, $2 million;

• Route 4027, Hutchinson Run Bridge Replacement, Blair County, $1.5 million;

• U.S. 30, Route 160 to Bedford County Line Resurfacing, Somerset County, $3.3 million;

Notable projects that will continue next year are:

• Route 96 Structure Replacements, Bedford County, $3.6 million;

• Interstate 99, Turnpike to Sproul/Claysburg Resurfacing, Bedford County, $9.8 million;

• I-70, Breezewood to Fulton County Line Resurfacing, Bedford County, $19.2 million.