Two major highway projects continue in the greater Shamokin area.
At the bridge rehabilitation on Route 61 near Tharptown, concrete for the southbound lanes of the bridge deck was poured on June 6, and work on the southbound side should be completed by mid-July, according to Ted F. Deptula, assistant construction engineer for PennDOT District 3. Traffic is scheduled to be switched on July 12, after which the northbound side of the bridge will be rehabilitated. Work on the $1.88 million project is to be completed in early November.
At the resurfacing project on Route 225 (Trevorton Road) between Shamokin and Trevorton, preparation for paving is taking longer than expected, Deptula said. The highway has a bituminous pavement over a concrete roadway; after the existing pavement was milled, joints in the bituminous pavement were to be repaired and, if necessary, the concrete pavement under the bituminous pavement was to be removed and replaced if in poor condition.
"These repairs are taking longer than originally planned because there are more areas we found that needed to be replaced in order to complete a high-quality, long-lasting pavement," said Deptula.
Paving is tentatively scheduled for mid-July, with completion of the $2.1 million project in August.