Highway Resurfacing Project Set to Begin in Centre County

A $2 million project to resurface parts of eight state highway routes in Centre County is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The project aims to improve ride quality and extend the life of approximately 23 miles of road in the county.

Work will start Tuesday as contractor New Enterprise and Lime Co. begins milling and patching on Route 445 between Madisonburg and Route 64 in Walker Township. Route 445 will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers in the roadway for traffic control. The work will take place during daylight hours, and PennDOT expects it to be complete by Friday, April 14.

“PennDOT urges motorists to be alert for changing traffic patterns, exercise caution while traveling through all work zones, obey the posted speed limits, and always buckle up,” the department wrote in a press release.

Other Centre County roads that will see work under the contract are:

• Route 26 between Water Street and Whitehall Road in Ferguson Township
• Route 45 between Plainfield Road and Water Street in Ferguson Township
• Route 350 between Miller Road in Rush Township and Route 53 in Philipsburg Borough
• Route 4004 (Chestnut Grove Road) between Route 220 and Route 144 in Union and Boggs townships
• Route 4007 (Moose Run/Thomas Hill Road) between Milesburg and Route 144 in Boggs Township

PennDOT expects resurfacing work in Centre County to be complete by the end of June.

Several Clinton County roads will also see work under the same contract, but that work will not begin until the 2024 construction season.