PennDOT Potter County Maintenance Work Schedule for the Week of July 8

Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Potter County the week of July 8. 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:

Base Repair:

• Route 1001 (Brookland Road) between Route 6 and Gross Hollow Road. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12.  Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours. PennDOT urges drivers to anticipate delays.
• Route 1002 (North Hollow Road) between Hollow Road and Brookland Road. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12.  Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours. PennDOT urges drivers to anticipate delays.

Base repair is intended to repair fatigue cracked, potholed or distorted pavement sections and restore the structural integrity of the pavement. All distressed material within the area, including the material beneath the asphalt, is removed and replaced with sound material. The new material is then compacted before being overlayed with new asphalt. Base repair extends the service life of good and fair roads and provides a smooth, safe ride for motorists.

Manual Patching

• Route 4015 (Bells Run Road) between the McKean-Potter County line and Two-Mile Road. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4014 (Plank Road) between Honeoye Road ad Eleven Mile Road. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12.  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 & Ditching

• Route 144 (Cross Fork Road/Branch Road) between the Clinton-Potter County line and Route 44. Tuesday, July 9, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 144 (Cross Fork Road/Branch Road) between Route 44 and Route 6. Tuesday, July 9, through Friday, July 12. 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.

Side Dozing

• Route 49 between Marvin Hill Road in Allegany Township and the Potter-Tioga County line. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.

Side dozing removes excess material from beneath guide rail areas, which improves drainage and allows water to sheet flow off the roadway. Side dozing is a crucial highway maintenance operation 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. Tuesday, July 9, through Friday, July 12.  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.

Vegetation Management

• Route 607 (Keating Summit Road) between Route 155 and Route 872 in Austin. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 3002 (Cowley Hill Road) between Route 155 and Route 607 near Austin. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 872 (Inez Road/Odin Road/Costello Road/Sinnemahoning Road) between Route 6 in Coudersport and the Potter-Cameron County line. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12.  Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 4013 (Hollow Road) between Route 6 and Route 49. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
• Route 1011 (Hickox/Ulysses Road) between Academy Street in Genesee Township and Route 49 in Ulysses. Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.

Mowing, herbicide spraying, and selected tree thinning help maintain a safe roadway free of obstructing vegetation, improving visibility to spot signage, traffic control devices, and other motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and animals approaching the road. Additionally, a well-maintained roadside can improve drainage and prolong the life of the roadway.

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.

For more information on PennDOT’s maintenance activities, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/about-us/maintenanceactivities.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.