Activation of New Signals in the Brockway Intersection Improvement Project in Jefferson County to Occur on September 18

Indiana, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the new traffic signals at the intersection of Clark Street (Route 219) and Main Street (Route 28/Route 219) in Brockway Borough will be activated, weather permitting on September 18 in Brockway, Jefferson County.

Motorists may experience some delays while the contractor and PennDOT representatives perform various testing on the new traffic signal system. Flaggers will be directing traffic at the intersection during testing.

Following the signal testing, Evergreen Street at Main Street (Route 219) will be closed permanently and the new James Street, at the intersection of Clark Street and Main Street, will be opened permanently.

The contractor is schedule to start milling and paving during the week of September 23 during daylight hours. The contractor will be working from the Ensign USN Connie Rita Esposito Memorial Bridge on Main Street to Depot Street on Main Street, from the McDonald's driveway on Clark Street to the intersection of Clark Street and Main Street, and from the intersection of Clark Street and Main Street to the intersection of James Street and Evergreen Street. All work areas will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists should expect delays. The milling and paving may take up to two weeks to complete, weather permitting.

This project includes the resurfacing, minor drainage, and other miscellaneous construction from Pershing Street to the intersection of Route 28 & Route 219. Also included are the intersection improvements of the existing intersection of Route 219 and Route 28 which includes utility relocations, an updated traffic signal, sidewalk reconstruction, drainage updates, and other miscellaneous construction.

Contractor, Francis J. Palo, Inc. of Clarion, PA, will be completing this $3 million project that will conclude late October 2024.

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