PennDOT announced construction projects across NEPA

Jalen Rhodes
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EYEWITNESS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced upcoming construction projects in the northeast region.

According to PennDOT, they have highlighted 102 projects anticipated projects to start in 2024 and 99 projects that they will continue.

Officials note that PennDOT Engineering District 4 covers Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.

PennDOT said they anticipate investing more than $276 million into infrastructure.

The overall highlights of the 2024 construction are 102 miles of roadway improvements, 175 bridges will be addressed, 550 miles of seal coat, 9755 miles of crack seal, and 720 miles of shoulder cutting as stated in the release.

Following are projects that are expected to begin this year by county.

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Lackawanna County 

  • Resurfacing project on Route 11 (North Scranton Expressway) and bridge preservation on seven bridges in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna County.

  • Slope repair and wall replacement project on Route 3011 (Keyser Ave) in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County.

  • Intersection improvement project on Route 348 in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County.

  • Bridge preservation project on Route 3020 (Linden Street) over Lackawanna County Railroad in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna County.

Luzerne County 

  • Culvert replacement project on Route 1012 (Chase Road) over Harvey’s Creek in Jackson Township, Luzerne County.

  • Culvert replacement project on Route 1044 (Mount Olivet Road) over Abraham’s Creek in Kingston Township, Luzerne County.

  • Superstructure replacement project on Route 3019 (Stockton Mountain Road) over Hazle Creek in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.

  • Bridge rehabilitation project on Route 1050 over Toby Creek Bridge in Kingston Township, Luzerne County.

  • Bridge replacement project on Route 115 over Interstate 81 in Plains Township, Luzerne County.

Pike County

  • Resurfacing project on Route 590 in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County.

  • Structure replacement project on Route 390 (Promised Land Road) over Promised Land Lake in Greene Township, Pike County.

Susquehanna County 

  • Bridge replacement project on Route 367 over Branch Tuscarora Creek in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County.

  • Bridge replacement project on Route 3004 over Tributary to Riley Creek in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County.

  • Existing structure replacement project on Route 247 over Dundaff Creek in Clifford Township, Susquehanna County.

Wayne County

  • Bridge replacement project on Route 590 (Mount Cobb Highway) in Salem Township, Wayne County.

  • Bridge replacement project on Route 3002 (Spring Hill Road) over Stephen’s Creek in Sterling Township, Wayne County.

  • Resurfacing project on Route 296 (Eaton Turnpike) in South Canaan Township, Route 170 (Creek Drive) in Clinton Township, Route 3016 (Keystone Road) in Lake Township, Route 3019 (Keystone Road) in Lake Township, Route 6 (Roosevelt Highway) in Waymart Borough, and Route 6 (Park Street) in Honesdale Borough, Wayne County.

Wyoming County 

  • Resurfacing project on Route 11 in Clinton Township, Wyoming County.

  • Existing structure replacement project on Route 2007 (Keelersburg Road), over Tributary Creek, Eaton Township, Wyoming County.

Projects that will continue this year:

  • Bridge replacement and interchange reconfiguration project on Interstate 84 over the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western (DL&W) Railroad, Roaring Brook Township, and Route 435 in Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County.

  • Resurfacing and bridge rehabilitation project on Interstate 84 eastbound and westbound in Roaring Brook Township, Lackawanna County.

  • Bridge construction and reconfiguration project on Route 435 in Dunmore, Lackawanna County.

  • Bridge replacement project on Route 3006 and deck replacement on Route 3002 (Creek Road) over Gardner Creek in Newton Township, Lackawanna County.

  • Bridge replacement project on Parker Street over Lackawanna River in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna County.

  • Route 309 intersection improvement project in Kingston and Dallas Townships, Luzerne County.

  • Bridge preservation project on Route 309 over Route 2022 (Main Street), Mill Creek, and Norfolk Southern Railway in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County.

  • Pittston streetscape project in Pittston, Luzerne County.

  • Nanticoke streetscape project in Nanticoke, Luzerne County.

  • Resurfacing and bridge preservations project on Interstate 84 eastbound and westbound in Lackawanna and Wayne counties.

  • Roadway reconstruction and bridge replacement project on Interstate 84 (Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway) from Route 3005 (Forks Bridge Road) to Exit 26 (Promised Land State Park/Tafton) in Greene, Palmyra, and Sterling townships in Pike and Wayne counties.

  • Interstate roadway reconstruction project on Interstate 84 (Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway) from milepost 40 to Exit 46 (Milford) in Pike County.

  • Interstate roadway reconstruction and bridge replacement project on Interstate 84 (Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway) from the Palmyra Rest Area to Exit 34 (Lords Valley/Dingmans Ferry) in Palmyra and Blooming Grove townships, Pike County.

  • Roadway resurfacing and bridge preservation project on Route 29 northbound and southbound in Wyoming and Susquehanna counties.

  • Existing structure replacement project on Route 4008 (Silver Creek Road), Over Laurel Lake Creek in Silver Lake Township, Susquehanna County.

  • Existing structure replacement project on Route 858, over Apolacon Creek in Apolacon Township, Susquehanna County.

  • Bridge preservation project on Interstate 81, over Tunkhannock Creek in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County.

The release states Governor Shapiro’s 2023-2024 budget secured $125 million to fully leverage federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) investments and improve Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges.

You can find PennDOT news and traffic alerts from Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties on PennDOT’s website.

For a closer look into PennDOT’s planned and active construction project visit the PennDOT projects.

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