Tree Cutting and Travel Delays Will Continue on Route 322

By

Geoff Rushton

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January 27, 2018 – 2:05 am

Community & Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com

Tree cutting along the Potters Mills Gap section of Route 322 will continue next week and once again travel delays are expected, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The work, which began in December and is part of PennDOT’s three-phase Potters Mills Gap project, will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 31 and delays should be expected through Feb. 2. Crews will continue to cut and remove trees between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day along the two-lane section of the highway.

Whenever work activity may impact drivers, traffic will be stopped in both directions for 10 to 15 minutes at a time. No delays will occur when work is taking place away from traffic.

The tree cutting is being done as an extension of phase two of the Potters Mills Gap project and must be completed before work on phase three can begin.

Phase one constructed the new bridge at Sand Mountain Road and phase two created the new, recently completed local interchange for Route 322 and Sand Mountain Road.

Phase three will reconstruct Route 322 from Sand Mountain Road to Potters Mills and will include a new Route 322/Route 144 intersection.

Once completed, the project is expected to alleviate congestion and allow traffic to move more safely and efficiently from the Centre/Mifflin County line to Potters Mills.