Clearfield, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Executive Deputy Secretary Larry Shifflet and officials from District 2 highlighted the 56 projects anticipated to start during the 2025 construction season, and the 28 projects that will continue in 2025 in the nine-county, Clearfield-based region. These investments support Governor Shapiro’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunity and each other.
“Pennsylvania’s communities depend on us to keep them connected to each other and to goods and services,” said Shifflet. “While projects like the high-speed interchange between Interstates 80 and 99 go a long way toward meeting that need, continuing to invest in our more rural highways is also crucial to that mission.
In the first two years of the Shapiro administration 12,921 miles of roadway were improved, including 4,708 miles of paving: nearly 900 more miles of roadway improved and over 800 more miles paved than in the previous two years. During the same timeframe, work advanced on 1,172 state and local bridges, compared to 998 during the previous two years. Additionally, under this administration, PennDOT and its industry partners repaired more poor-condition bridges than any other state in the nation in 2023 and improved more miles of roadway than any time in the past decade.
PennDOT will build on this momentum this year and anticipates investing more than $107 million in the region spanning Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties. This investment includes rehabilitating, reconstructing, and resurfacing 128 miles of highways and working on 24 bridges.
Notable projects that are expected to begin or continue this year by county include:
Cameron County
- Route 120 highway restoration project improving 12.8 miles, $700,000.
Centre County
- Route 26 (Jacksonville Road) highway restoration project near the Bellefonte Interchange in Marion Township, $8.6 million.
- Route 45 bicycle pedestrian improvement project in Ferguson Township, $810,000.
- Interstate 80 construction project to build a high-speed interchange between Interstates 80 and 99 near the Bellefonte Interchange in Marion Township, $259.3 million.
- Interstate 80 bridge replacements over Route 1010 and Township Road 476 in Marion Township, $22.9 million.
Clearfield County
- Interstate 80 highway and bridge preservation project between mile markers 97 and 120 impacting 24 miles of roadway and six bridges in Lawrence, Pine, Sandy, and Union townships, $47.7 million.
Clinton County
- Route 220 bridge rehabilitation project to preserve the structures spanning McElhattan Creek in Wayne Township, $2.2 million.
- Route 477 bridge replacement project impacting a structure spanning Long Run in Lamar Township, $1.5 million.
Elk County
- Route 219 highway restoration project impacting 5.5 miles between Johnsonburg and Wilcox, $2.8 million.
- Route 1005 (Theresia Street) bridge replacement project impacting a structure spanning a tributary of Elk Creek in the City of St. Marys, $1.4 million.
Juniata County
- Route 22/322 highway restoration project impacting seven miles in the Lewistown narrows, $6 million.
- Route 22 bridge rehabilitation project impacting the bridges spanning Township Road 466 in Delaware Township, $4.4 million.
McKean County
- Route 346 bridge replacement project impacting a structure spanning Gates Hollow Run in Bradford Township, $1.4 million.
Mifflin County
- Route 522 bridge replacement project impacting a structure spanning Jacks Creek in Decatur Township, $2.8 million.
Potter County
- Route 4025 (Brizee Hollow Road) bridge replacement project impacting a structure spanning Brizzee Hollow Run in Oswayo Township, $1.2 million.
“Geographically, our nine-county district is the same size as the state of New Jersey, but with only a fraction of the population.” said District 2 Executive Thomas Prestash. “Providing those constituents with a safe and efficient transportation system is our mission, and we thank the Shapiro Administration for its continued support of that mission.”
As construction projects are underway in the region, the traveling public can anticipate seeing many work zones and are urged to keep in mind their safety and the safety of highway workers. When encountering a work zone, please drive the posted speed limit, turn on your headlights, pay close attention to signs and flaggers, and avoid all distractions.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting 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. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District2.
Information about infrastructure in District 2, including completed work and significant projects, is available at http://www.penndot.pa.gov/D2Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov
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CONTACT: Timothy Nebgen, 814-765-0598 or tnebgen@pa.gov