The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Potter County the week of June 10. 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:

Bridge Maintenance & Cleaning

• Route 3002 (Cowley Hill Road) spanning the West Branch of Cowley Run. Monday, June 10, through Thursday, June 13. This work takes place off the roadway and has minimal, if any, traffic impact.

Pennsylvania has some of the oldest bridges in the country, with an age of more than 50 years on average. Preventive maintenance is vital in extending the life of the structures. As such, PennDOT maintenance crews perform some bridge deck patching and structural repairs.

Cold in Place Recycling

• Route 1005 (Phoenix Road) between the Tioga-Potter County line and Carr Hill Road in Hector Township. Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 14. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours. Motorists are asked to plan for extra delays.

Cold in-place recycling is a process where the existing asphalt pavement is cold milled to produce reclaimed asphalt pavement, which is then processed into a recycled mixture, placed, and compacted onto the roadway. Some advantages of this treatment include conservation of nonrenewable resources and energy, correction of surface irregularities, and removal of existing cracks, potholes, and raveling. PennDOT often enjoys a cost savings compared to other treatments.

Manual Patching

• Route 244 (Oswayo Road/Ellisburg Road) between Coudersport Pike and the PA-NY border. Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 14 Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4021 (Honeoye Road) between Shinglehouse and the PA-NY border. Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 14. 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 44 (Coudersport Pike) between Route 6 and Branch Road in Cherry Springs State Park. Monday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 11. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 2002 (Branch Road) in West Branch Township between Coudersport Pike and Route 6 in Galeton. Wednesday, June 12, and Thursday, June 13. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4021 (Honeoye Road) between Shinglehouse and the PA-NY border. Tuesday, June 11, through Friday, June 14. 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.

Signing

• Various routes throughout the county. Monday, June 10, through Thursday, June 13. 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.