30/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 31/08/2024 00:06
08/30/2024
Montoursville, PA - Motorists are advised that a two-year embankment stabilization project continues on Route 44 between Route 973 and Waterville in Cummings Township and between Route 220 and Torbert Lane in Watson Township, Lycoming County.
The embankment stabilization project continues on Route 44 between 0.5 mile to 2 miles south of Waterville in Cummings Township.
The week of Sunday, September 1, 2024, the contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, will continue work on the guide rail stabilization and soldier pile areas. Work on guide rail stabilization areas include excavation and installation of guide rail stabilization material. Work on the soldier pile walls include drilling through the soil into the bedrock, installing, and cementing beams and concrete wall tiles to stabilize the embankment.
Traffic Impacts
Work on Route 44 between Route 220 and Torbert Lane, Watson Township.
Traffic Impacts
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., is the prime contractor for this $9.3 million embankment stabilization project administered through a partnership between EQT Production Company and PennDOT. Work includes stabilization of 18 embankment areas using a combination of geosynthetic reinforced soil, soil nailing, and soldier pile and lagging walls. Additional work includes paving, line painting, and guide rail upgrades. Traffic will be maintained using single lane with a combination of temporary traffic signals and flagging where work is being performed. Motorists should expect traffic delays and wait times where work is being performed. Work is anticipated to be completed by the summer of 2025.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
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