Residents will have an opportunity this week to review plans and ask questions about the upcoming interchange projects for Interstate 80 at Bellefonte.
PennDOT representatives and design consultant staff will be on hand to discuss the projects from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Marion Township Building, 4337 Jacksonville Road, Howard.
The three-phase initiative will ultimately create a high-speed interchange between Interstates 80 and 99 at Bellefonte, but that will change local access between State Route 26/Jacksonville Road and I-80.
The first project — which is slated to begin next summer and continue through 2021 — will create a new local access interchange 2 miles east of the existing I-80 Bellefonte exit.
The next steps will be restoration and resurfacing of Jacksonville Road and the creation of the new high-speed I-80/I-99 interchange. Those projects could begin as soon as 2022.
Combined, the three phases are projected to cost about $200 million. Funding comes from a $35 million federal grant, $8 million in local funding and more than $150 million in PennDOT funds.
