Road maintenance to resume in Mifflin County

LEWISTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Mifflin County the week of July 21. 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:

Manual Patching

• Route 4013 (Ferguson Valley Road) between Strodes Run Road in Granville Township and Route 322 in Derry Township Tuesday, through Friday. 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.

Pipe Replacement and Cleaning

• Route 1002 (Honey Creed Road) approximately four-tenths of a mile east of Hostetler Quarry Road in Armagh Township Wednesday through Friday;

• Route 2006 (Summit Road) starting approximately three-tenths of a mile east of Route 522 and continuing eastbound approximately 2.5 miles in Decatur Township Wednesday through Friday. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.

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.

This schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, emergencies, or other unforeseen interruptions.