Motorists will be getting a break from construction on Atherton Street in State College for a few months.
The project is wrapping up for the winter and will resume in the spring as weather permits, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said on Friday.
Sewer line replacement — the major component of work this year — has finished for 2022, but line painting along the road may still take place before the end of December, according to PennDOT.
The overall $30.7 million project is expected to conclude in the fall of 2024. It includes roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements, water and sewer lines, concrete curbing, sidewalks and detectable warning surfaces, pavement markings and traffic signals and supports from the Curtin Road intersection on North Atherton Street to the Westerly Parkway intersection on South Atherton Street.
It’s the third phase of Atherton Street work originating from a 2010 review of the entire corridor showed a need for repairs and upgrades, primarily for drainage. The first two phases of improvements, similar to the current work, took place from the start of North Atherton Street near Gray’s Woods to Park Avenue.
Work in 2023 is scheduled to include water line replacement from College Avenue to Westerly Parkway and drainage and streetscape improvements.
In 2024, drainage improvements will take place at the north and south ends of the project and the entire project area will be milled and paved by the end of the year.
HRI Inc. of State College is the contractor for this phase of the Atherton Street project.
