CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that work to replace a box culvert on Big Shanty Road, Route 4001, in Lafayette Township is scheduled to start July 23.
A section of the road will be closed and an official detour will be in effect during the replacement.
The box culvert spans Bear Run on Route 4001, about four and a half miles northeast of the Route 59 intersection. Traffic will be detoured onto U.S. Route 219 and Route 59.
Residents living along Route 4001 will be able to access their homes during the replacement work.
This job is a cooperative effort between PennDOT McKean County Maintenance and L.C. Whitford Co. of Wellsville, N.Y. McKean County maintenance will excavate the area, remove the existing box culvert, and place backfill for the new box culvert.
The contractor will place the new box culvert, pave the approaches and deck, and install guide rail. All work is weather dependent.
The project is expected to be complete on or before Aug. 3. Should work progress allow, PennDOT will re-open the bridge and roadway earlier.
The 8-foot bridge dates from 1922 and carries an average of 1,750 vehicles each day.
