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LEWISTOWN -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Mifflin County the week of May 6. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Mifflin County for the coming week is as follows:
Bridge Maintenance
& Cleaning
• Route 322 bridges in Brown Township, North of Burnham. Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9. PennDOT will implement short-term lane closures while completing this work.
Pennsylvania has some of the oldest bridges in the country, with an age of more than 50 years on average. Preventive maintenance is vital in extending the life of the structures. As such, PennDOT maintenance crews perform some bridge deck patching and structural repairs.
Crack Seal &
Hot Pour Mastic
• Route 4013 (Ferguson Valle Road) between the intersection of Nolan Drive and Burnham Borough. Monday, May 6, through Wednesday, May 8. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 1017 (Walnut Street) from the intersection of Valley Street to the intersection of Logan Street. Thursday, May 9. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Crack sealing and hot pour mastic operations prevent water intrusion from seeping through cracks or joints in an asphalt road, which can lead to potholes and pavement breakup. They are proactive preventive maintenance strategies to prevent water from entering the roadways and accelerating the formation of potholes and other failures.
Manual Patching
• Route 2002 (Freedom Avenue/Vira Road/Old Stage Road/Belltown Road/Old Stage Road) in Derry Township from Burnham to the Snyder County line. Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Most permanent pothole patching is completed in the spring/summer when temperatures stay consistently above freezing. If maintenance crews were not repairing potholes, the road surface would break up further and require more expensive corrective measures.
The following projects are expected to occur in Juniata County next week:
Bridge Maintenance
& Cleaning
• Various Routes throughout the county. Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10. This work takes place off the roadway and has minimal, if any, traffic impact.
Pennsylvania has some of the oldest bridges in the country, with an age of more than 50 years on average. Preventive maintenance is vital in extending the life of the structures. As such, PennDOT maintenance crews perform some bridge deck patching and
structural repairs.
Crack Seal & Hot Pour Mastic
Route 235 in Delaware and Fayette townships. Tuesday, May 7, through Friday, May 10. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Crack sealing and hot pour mastic operations prevent water intrusion from seeping through cracks or joints in an asphalt road, which can lead to potholes and pavement breakup. They are proactive preventive maintenance strategies to prevent water from entering the roadways and accelerating the formation of potholes and other failures.
Pipe Replacing & Cleaning
Route 35 (Juniata Thruway) from Cider Press Road in Beale Township to Mifflin. Wednesday, May 8, through Friday, May 10. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Route 4002 (Licking Creek Drive) in Milford Township from Mifflin to the route's end.
Pipe replacement and cleaning are essential in maintaining water flow around state roadways. Controlling water flow is one of the most important aspects of maintaining pavements. Uncontrolled water flow will damage both the pavement surface and the area under the pavement, which causes deterioration across the length of the pipe.
Signing
Various routes throughout the county. Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10. This work takes place off the roadway and has minimal, if any, traffic impact.
Signs are the most prominent way PennDOT communicates roadway safety and other information to our customers. County maintenance organizations have crews responsible for installing and repairing signage along state roads and reviewing installed signs to determine if replacements are needed. Reasons for replacing a sign include age, vandalism, or damage.
PennDOT urges motorists to exercise caution in these and all work zones to ensure their safety and the safety of county maintenance staff.
This schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, emergencies, or other unforeseen interruptions.