CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is issuing an update for repair work on two bridges in Potter County.
Work is continuing on Route 3001 (East Fork Road) bridge over Birch Run in Wharton Township about 5 miles northeast of the village of Wharton. During the week of July 5, a one-lane temporary roadway will be paved to carry traffic around the work zone. Guide rail will also be placed. Traffic on the temporary road will be controlled by temporary traffic signals. This 28-foot box beam bridge dates from 1966 and carries an average of 80 vehicles each day. Repairs will improve the bridge’s overall rating.
Work also continues on U.S. Route 6 bridge over Lyman Run at Sweden Valley in Sweden Township. As work progresses at this location, traffic control consists of half-width construction with a one-lane/alternating traffic pattern controlled by temporary traffic signals. This 36-foot bridge dates from 1962 and carries an average of almost 5,500 vehicles each day. Repairs will improve the bridge’s overall rating.
Rehabilitation work will include rebar installation, concrete repairs, beam spall repairs, and superstructure replacement. Work will also include asphalt paving, guide rail updates, pavement markings, and miscellaneous construction. Work for each bridge will finish by late September.
Nestlerode Contracting Company, Inc. of Lock Haven is the contractor on this $1.1 million project. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
