The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Potter County the week of April 29. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Potter County for the coming week is as follows:

Manual Patching

• Route 4012 (Oswayo Street) from the intersection of Route 44 and Assembly Park in Shinglehouse Borough. Monday, April 29. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4017 (Oswayo Street/Sunny Side Road/Shay Town Road) from Academy Street in Shinglehouse Borough and the McKean/Potter county line in Sharon Township. Monday, April 29, through Thursday, May 2. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4019 (Horse Run Road) from the intersection of Ceres Street in Shinglehouse Borough and the New York border. Tuesday, April 30, through Friday, May 3. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4015 (Bells Run Road) in Sharon Township. Friday, May 3. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.

Most permanent pothole patching is completed in the spring/summer when temperatures stay consistently above freezing. If maintenance crews were not repairing potholes, the road surface would break up further and require more expensive corrective measures.

Pipe Replacing & Cleaning

• Route 1005 (Phoenix Road Road) in Hector and Pike townships. Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.

Pipe replacement and cleaning are essential in maintaining water flow around state roadways. Controlling water flow is one of the most important aspects of maintaining pavements. Uncontrolled water flow will damage both the pavement surface and the area under the pavement, which causes deterioration across the length of the pipe.

Shoulder Maintenance

• Route 49 between Dibble Hollow Road in Harrison Township and Marvin Hill Road in Allegany Township. Monday, April 29, through Wednesday, May 1. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 1019 (Whites Corners Road/Second Street) between the intersections of Route 1016 (North Fork Road) and Route 49. Thursday, May 2, and Friday, May 3. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.

Shoulder cutting removes excess material and debris from unpaved shoulder areas. Shoulder grading involves the shaping and stabilizing of those same areas. Both operations improve drainage, allow water to leave the roadway, and eliminate shoulder drop-offs. These are crucial highway maintenance operations because when drainage systems do not function properly, water collects on the road, weakens pavement, accelerates the formation of potholes, and creates the potential for icing conditions in the winter months.

Signing

• Various routes throughout the county. Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3. This work takes place off the roadway and has minimal, if any, traffic impact.

Signs are the most prominent way PennDOT communicates roadway safety and other information to our customers. County maintenance organizations have crews responsible for installing and repairing signage along state roads and reviewing installed signs to determine if replacements are needed. Reasons for replacing a sign include age, vandalism, or damage.

This schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, emergencies, or other unforeseen interruptions.

Customers can report road concerns by calling 1-800-FIX-ROAD. If calling after hours, please leave a name and phone number.