Traffic Pattern Changes at Hunter Station Bridge Project in Forest County

Scott Shindledecker

Scott Shindledecker

Published July 29, 2017 4:23 am
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FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation urged motorists to be alert to additional temporary traffic signals and changing traffic patterns next week at the Hunter Station Bridge replacement project on Route 62 in Forest County.

Additional temporary signals are being installed in the project area, and they are to become active on August 2.

They will control traffic at two side roads – Hunter Station Road and Riverview Drive.

The two new signals will be in addition to the two temporary signals installed earlier this month on Route 62 to regulate traffic, which is restricted to one lane at the bridge that spans the Allegheny River in Tionesta Township.

The signals are required as part of a revised construction plan and schedule.

The revised plans and schedule eliminated the need for a 40-mile-long detour around the bridge project.

Motorists should be aware that the additional signals could mean lengthy wait times at all temporary signals in the project area.

Motorists are reminded that temporary signals have been employed for their safety and the safety of highway workers and as a way to avoid a detour.

Motorists have the same obligation to obey temporary signals as they do permanent signals.

One significant difference with a temporary signal is that all turns on red are prohibited.

Also, failure to stop on red at a temporary signal can disrupt the timing of the signal and create an unsafe condition for all motorists.

The project involves the construction of a new 1,124-foot-long, four-span continuous composite steel plate girder bridge about 100-feet upstream from the existing Hunter Station Bridge.

Work includes new concrete and asphalt roadway approaches and updated drainage, guide rail, landscaping and pavement markings, along with other miscellaneous work.

The detour route for the project was more than 40 miles long, and eliminating that detour represents a significant savings in time and expense to the traveling public and commerce delivery.

Work on the bridge replacement project started September 12, 2016, and the project is expected to be completed by March 28, 2018.

The contractor is the Mekis Construction Corporation of Fenelton, Pa.

The contract cost is $23,774,703.87, which is being paid entirely with federal funds.

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