Hollidaysburg, PA – At a series of outreach events beginning today, officials from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will highlight its investment of over $118 million in the 39 projects anticipated to start during the 2025 construction season, and the eight projects that will continue in 2025 in the six-county, Laurel Highlands-based region. These investments support the Governor Shapiro’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunity and each other.
“Across Pennsylvania, we’re making investments that will improve our transportation network for everyone,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll, who will join district leadership at the Bedford County meeting on Thursday. “Our investments in the Laurel Highlands reflect the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to improving lives in every community in this state, and I’m proud of the many ways in which our team in District 9 works hard to meet the transportation needs of the people in this region.”
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 $118 million in the region spanning Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties. This investment includes rehabilitating, reconstructing, and resurfacing 77 miles of highways and working on 49 bridges.
“The work taking place across District 9 this year includes transportation safety enhancements, as well as improvements to roadways and bridges that are vital to the continued movement of people, goods and services across our region.” says District 9 Executive, Vince Greenland. “These measures support our long-term goals of growing transportation options for residents to travel safely and for business and commerce to be successful well into the future.”
Overall highlights in the 2025 construction season for District 9 (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties) include:
- Approximately 167 miles of paving.
- Approximately 92 bridges will be repaired or replaced.
- Approximately 453 miles of roadway will be seal coated.
Notable projects that will continue this year include:
Bedford County:
- U.S. 220, Maryland State line to Narrow Lane resurfacing in Cumberland Valley Township, $4.7 million.
- U.S. 30 over Route 26 bridge rehabilitation in Everett Borough and West Providence Township, $2.8 million.
Blair County:
- Interstate 99, Newry to Plank Road improvements in Allegheny, Blair, and Logan, townships and Duncansville Borough, $23.6 million.
- Frankstown Road (Route 1009), Amelia Avenue to Route 36 improvements in the City of Altoona and Logan Township, $7.5 million.
Cambria County:
- Route 56, Widman Street to Walters Avenue resurfacing in Richland and Stonycreek townships and the City of Johnstown, $15.4 million.
Fulton County
- Interstate 70 eastbound resurfacing, Amaranth to Bedford in Bethel, Brush Creek, and Union townships, $19 million.
- Interstate 70, Amaranth to Maryland line resurfacing in Bethel and Union townships, $13.2 million.
Somerset County
- U.S. 219, U.S. 30 to North Somerset resurfacing in Jenner, Lincoln, Quemahoning, and Somerset townships, $24.6 million.
Notable projects that are expected to begin this year include:
Bedford County
- Route 56, Route 96 to Red Oak Road resurfacing in West St. Clair and East St. Clair townships, $7.3 million.
- Route 56 over Gordon Creek Bridge replacement in West St. Clair Township, $2.5 million.
- Route 36, Route 26 to Blair County line resurfacing in Hopewell, South Woodbury, and Woodbury townships and Woodbury Borough, $3.7 million.
- Route 31 over Buffalo Run bridge replacement in Harrison Township and Manns Choice Borough in , $1.6 million.
Blair County
- U.S. 22 eastbound resurfacing from the Cambria County line to Route 764 in Allegheny Township, $4.3 million.
- Route 36, Frankstown Road to Mill Run Road Resurfacing and Mill Run bridge replacement in the City of Altoona and Logan Township, $7.4 million
- Route 36 and Route 164 intersection improvements in Roaring Spring Borough and Taylor Township, $2.1 million.
- Route 453 over Sink Run culvert replacement in Tyrone Borough, $1.2 million.
Cambria County
- U.S. 219, Sunset Road to Nixon Avenue resurfacing in Carrolltown Borough and Northern Cambria Susquehanna Township, $5.2 million.
- Goucher Street (Route 3007), Route 56 to Westgate Drive resurfacing in Lower Yoder Township and the City of Johnstown, $3 million
- Cooney Road (Route 2101) over U.S. 22 bridge replacement in Munster Township, $2.9 million.
- Level Road (Route 2019) over U.S. 22 bridge replacement in Cresson Township, $4 million.
Fulton County
- Route 915 over Unnamed Tributary to Laurel Fork bridge replacement in Wells Township, $1.5 million.
- South Big Cove Tannery Road (Route 928) over Esther Run bridge replacement in Ayr Township, $1.1 million.
Huntingdon County
- Route 305, U.S. 22 to Main Street resurfacing and Derry Run bridge replacement in Alexandria Borough and Porter Township, $2.2 million.
Somerset County
- Route 601 Hollsopple bridge replacement in Conemaugh Township, $1.1 million.
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 Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District9.
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CONTACTS:
Jay Knarr, jaknarr@pa.gov, 814-696-7101
Monica R. Owens, moowens@pa.gov, 814-696-7105
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