CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) alerted drivers that work on a high friction surface application project impacting routes in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and Elk counties will get underway on Thursday.

These applications will increase the longevity of recently built or rehabilitated infrastructure and improve skid resistance to enhance safety for motorists at the application sites.

Crews will start work Thursday at the intersection of Routes 26 and 45, approximately 1.5 miles north of Pine Grove Mills in Ferguson Township, Centre County. While they apply the high friction surface treatments, drivers should expect to encounter flaggers in the roadway providing traffic control.

PennDOT urges drivers to build extra travel time into their schedules as it expects short travel delays.

Crews plan to begin the application process Saturday at the Interstate 80 local access interchange in Marion Township, Centre County. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control. Drivers should anticipate short delays.

Start dates for work at the other routes and bridges impacted by this project are as follows:

Due to the nature of these applications, work cannot occur in the rain, and the contractor will reschedule in cases of bad weather. PennDOT will issue later updates on work progress, as necessary.

Overall work on the project includes applying high friction surface treatment, epoxy-based surface treatments and other miscellaneous construction at the sites listed above.

RAM Construction Services of Michigan is the contractor for this $537,000 project.