CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is alerting drivers that work to construct a box culvert on Route 949 in Elk County, got underway last week.
The box culvert will replace an existing steel arch bridge approximately six miles southwest of Portland Mills. Spanning Maxwell Run, the bridge carries an average of 340 vehicles each day. Replacement will improve the condition rating of the bridge from poor to good.
Preliminary work to install erosion and sedimentation controls began June 21. Work began Wednesday on construction of a one-lane temporary roadway to carry traffic around the work zone. Building the temporary road is expected to take about three weeks. Once the temporary road opens, an alternating traffic pattern will be enforced by temporary traffic signals. The existing structure will then be demolished and replaced with the new box culvert.
Overall work includes removal of the current structure, installation of the new box culvert, approach paving, drainage improvements, guide rail installation, pavement markings, and miscellaneous construction. PennDOT anticipates project completion in late October. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
Horizon Construction Group, Inc. of Sandy Lake is the contractor for this $1.1 million project.
