From staff reports
The first year of the $32.6 million project to repair and reconstruct nearly 10 miles of Route 8 from Georgetown Road in Irwin Township to Polk Cutoff Road in Sandycreek Township is coming to a close, and detours used during the project are expected to be lifted starting Friday.
PennDOT said that during the first phase of the project, various work was done to the northbound lanes of Route 8 in Sandycreek, Irwin, and Victory townships.
This work includes breaking the existing concrete to create a base for new asphalt pavement, bridge rehabilitation, drainage upgrades, guiderail replacements and sign updates, according to PennDOT.
Once northbound traffic is shifted, minor repairs and line painting updates will be made to the southbound lanes of Route 8. The southbound detour, which is posted using Old Route 8 and Route 308, is scheduled to be lifted Monday.
In the second year of the project, the southbound lanes will be reconstructed, and several bridges will be rehabilitated. Traffic will once again be detoured to Old Route 8 in the spring.
During the final phase of the project, all northbound and southbound traffic will be detoured from Route 8 at the southern portion of the work area and rehabilitation work will be done to the bridge over Georgetown Road, including roadway approaches, deck surfacing and barrier repairs.
The project is expected to be completed by late 2021.
The contractor is Glenn O. Hawbaker of State College. The contract cost is $32,645,000, which will be paid with 80 percent federal funds and 20 percent state funds.
This project was made possible by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan.
