Busy Road Work Season Lies Ahead For Beaver County

We’re entering the start of road construction season, and it’s going to be a busy one says PennDOT’s Dan Cessna “Beaver County will see many important transportation improvement projects in 2011 including several key bridge replacements and rehabilitations.” In fact, seventeen bridges in Beaver County will see repair work this year, along with a slew of other infrastructure projects.

Here’s a preview of the major improvements scheduled for 2011 in Beaver County:

I-376 Beaver Valley Expressway Bridge Preservation: Work started in late February on this $10.5 million project to preserve and improve seven bridges, including four that are structurally deficient, on 15.7 miles of I-376 between Gringo Clinton Road (Route 3011) and Achortown Road (Route 4010) in Brighton, Hopewell and Chippewa townships. Work includes deck replacements/rehabilitation, superstructure painting, latex overlay, dam replacements, steel and concrete repairs, approaches, and other improvements. Lane closures and detours will occur through late 2011.
Tuscarawas Road Bridge over I-376: Crews will continue work that began in 2009 on the $8.5 million project to replace the bridges that carry Tuscarawas Road (Route 4028) and Brighton Road (Route 4035) over I-376 in Brighton Township. The Brighton Road Bridge was complete last year with the focus now on Tuscarawas Road in 2011. Tuscarawas Road is currently being detoured. Overall work will conclude in late summer/early fall 2011.
Route 68 Vanport Improvements: This $3.7 million improvement project includes the milling and resurfacing, widening to add a center turn lane and other improvements on Route 68 from I-376 to Route 4028 (Buffalo Street) in Vanport Township. Work is underway and will conclude in spring 2012. A one-direction detour will occur.
Route 68/168 Shippingport Bridge Interchange Improvements: Minor work is continuing this spring on a $20 million project to rehabilitate the Shippingport Bridge and improve the Route 68 interchange in Shippingport and Industry Boroughs. Lane closures may occur. Work will conclude in late 2011.
Route 51 Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge: Work began in early 2009 on this $9.5 million project to replace the bridge that carries Route 51 over railroad tracks about one mile south of the Ohio River in Monaca. Long-term lane closures and traffic shifts are in place. Work will conclude in late fall 2011.
Route 168 New Galilee Road Bridge: This $1-2 million bridge replacement project that carries Route 168 (New Galilee Road) over the North Fork of Little Beaver Creek in Darlington Township will begin in late spring 2011. A detour will occur during construction. The project will continue through 2012.
Route 4033 Wildwood Road Bridge: This $1.4 million project will replace the structure that carries Route 4033 (Wildwood Road) over Brady’s Run in Patterson Township. The project will continue through the fall of 2011. Traffic will be detoured during construction.
Route 168 Salem Church Road Bridge: Work will occur this year on a $625,000 project to replace the bridge that carries Route 168 (Salem Church Road) over Bealer Run in Ohioville. Detours will occur during construction through late summer.
Route 351 Crescent Drive Bridge: This $2.1 million project will replace the bridge that carries Route 351 over the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek in Darlington Township. Work and a detour will begin this spring and conclude in fall 2011.
Route 1032 New York Avenue Bridge: Estimated between $7-8 million, this project includes deck and expansion dam replacement, minor approach work and other improvements on the bridge that carries Route 1032 (New York Avenue) over Rochester and Harrison Streets and railroad tracks in Rochester Borough. Work will begin this summer and continue through late 2012. Long-term lane closures with temporary traffic signals will be in place.
Route 3010 Moffett Mill Road Bridge: Work will begin in late spring on a $2-3 million project to replace that bridge that carries Route 3010 (Moffett Mill Road) over Raccoon Creek in Raccoon and Center Townships. Traffic will be detoured. Work will conclude in the fall.
Route 3022 Tank Farm Road Bridge: This $1.86 million project set to begin in early spring will replace a bridge on Route 3022 (Tank Farm Road) at the intersection with Route 3013 (Independence Road) in Independence Township. Long term lane closures and detours will be implemented. Work will conclude in fall 2012.
Route 3018 McCleary Road Bridge: Work will begin this spring to replace the bridge that carries Route 3018 (McCleary Road) over a branch of Mill Creek in Green Township. The $490,000 project will be completed in the late summer. A detour will occur.
Route 65 Improvements: Work will begin in the spring to micro-resurface nearly 19 miles of Route 65 from Allegheny County to Route 51. The estimated $2-3 million project will require lane closures. Work will conclude this fall.
Route 51 Improvements: Work continues this spring on a $5 million project to improve 3.36 miles of Route 51 (Pennsylvania Avenue) from just north of the Henry Mancini Bridge in Aliquippa to the intersection of 17th Street in Monaca. Lane closures will occur through mid-November. Overall work will conclude this fall.
I-376 Roadway Improvements: Work will continue through mid-summer on a $3.7 million project to improve 18 miles of I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) from the Allegheny County line to the Chippewa interchange (Exit 31). The project, which started in late 2010, includes base repair and micro-resurfacing Lane closures will occur as needed.
Route 2001 (State Street): The estimated $0-1 million project includes pavement rehabilitation, drainage upgrades and shoulder improvements on State Street from Logan’s Lane to Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in Baden Borough.