A detour will be in place this week while the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation performs maintenance work along a two-lane section of U.S. Route 322 between Potters Mills and Boalsburg.
The daytime detour will be in effect for westbound traffic starting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday for shoulder-cutting operations, according to PennDOT. Flaggers will direct traffic off Route 322 at Sand Mountain Road. Drivers will then take Route 144 to Route 45 and back to Route 322.
Local traffic will be permitted access to their homes.
PennDOT expects the daytime detour will be in place through Thursday and will be lifted each day at about 3 p.m.
Eastbound traffic headed toward Lewistown will pass through the work zone under flagging conditions.
“PennDOT urges drivers to build extra time into their travel schedules, obey posted speed limits in this and all work zones and always buckle up,” a news release stated.
Crews from PennDOT’s Centre County Maintenance office will be conducting the work, which is designed to improve drainage.
“Shoulder-cutting removes excess material and debris from unpaved shoulders, improves drainage and allows water to leave the roadway, which lessens the potential for icing conditions that are hazardous to drivers, weaken pavement and cause the formation of potholes during winter months,” according to the department.
