CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is alerting area drivers that road work is scheduled in the Bradford area next week.

Currently, PennDOT expects work to take place on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Crews will be scratching — putting down a thin layer of asphalt — in trouble spots at the following locations:

• Route 46, just outside of the city limits;

• South Avenue from Race Street to West Corydon Street;

• West Corydon Street, also near the city limits.

Scratching along these routes will help seal up the roadway surface and ensure ride quality through the winter months. As soon as weather allows, crews will return to these sites in April to perform milling and paving.

Next week, crews will also perform finish paving on the Owens Way bridge, from the northbound off-ramp to the railroad tracks.

Traffic in these work zones will be controlled by flaggers in the roadway enforcing an alternating traffic pattern. Drivers should expect delays as work takes place. Drivers familiar with the area may want to take alternate routes.

This work is part of a contract to improve several roads in McKean and Potter counties. Overall work includes milling, roadway repair, ADA ramps, paving and some drainage.

Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $5.1 million job. All work is weather- and schedule-dependent.