PennDOT Announces Public Meeting and Online Plans Display for the Route 6309, Crossroads Partnership Improvement Project in City of Wilkes Barre, Plains Township, and Wilkes[...]

Dunmore, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to virtual and public plans displays regarding the Route 6309 Kidder St & Route 2061 Mundy St Crossroads Improvement Partnership in Plains Township, the City of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County. The public plans display will be held at the Plains Township Fox Hill Firehouse No. 2 Building, 50 Second Street, Plains, PA 18705 on November 25, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM.

The purpose of the project is to provide roadway and capacity improvements on Route 6309 Kidder Street, Route 2601 Mundy Street, Valley Crest Boulevard, and the Route 8045 Interchange Ramps (Exit 1 to Route 309 Cross Valley Expressway).

Project work includes roadway widening, construction of a new interchange ramp, traffic signal construction, drainage improvements, stormwater management basins, retaining wall construction, highway lighting and other improvements. The project is being administered and bid as a "local" project through PennDOT Engineering District 4.

It is anticipated that construction will begin Fall 2025 and will be complete by Fall 2027.

The virtual plans display will be available online from November 18, 2024 to December 9, 2024.

Online information including proposed detour route, detailed project information, and comment form, can be found by visiting the following PennDOT Engineering District 4 website: Route 6309 Kidder Street and Route 2061 Mundy Street Crossroads Improvement Project (pa.gov).

The purpose of the plans display is to introduce the project, display and describe the planned detour, and receive public input regarding questions or concerns with the project. The public is encouraged to respond to the public questionnaire and provide comments by clicking on the Public Questionnaire. If you prefer to download a printed survey form, use this link (Project Questionnaire) to print a PDF questionnaire to be completed by hand and mailed to the address at the bottom of the form.

The project documents can be made available in alternative languages or formats if requested. If you need translation/interpretation services or have special needs or have special concerns that require individual attention, contact Lou Spaciano P.E., Project Manager, at 570-221-4924 or [email protected].

Title VI

Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, PennDOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. If you feel that you have been denied the benefits of, or participation in a PennDOT program or activity, you may contact the PennDOT, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, DBE/Title VI Division at 717-787-5891.

Contact

Please direct any questions regarding this information, to the Project Manager, Lou Spaciano, PE, at [email protected].

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