St.clair to Frackville Reconstruction
A single federal award, with both ends of the trail linked.
Award 693JJ22430000Y001PAX056292 is a grant from the Department of Transportation to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, $16.3M obligated, for St.clair to Frackville Reconstruction. The work is performed in Pennsylvania. Source
Description
Project Title: St.clair to Frackville Reconstruction :::: Project Description: This Project Involves Over 4 Miles of Total Reconstruction of 61 Starting in St. Clair Borough at the Inter. Of 61 and Terry Rich Blvd. And Continuing Through New Castle, Blythe, Ryan, and West Mahanoy Townships Before Ending at the Intersection of 61 and E. Spruce Street in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County. The Project Includes Realignment of Several Substandard Curves, the Rehab/Repl. Of 9 Structures, Installation of 4 New Retaining Walls, Installation of 2 Hybrid GRS Slopes and Construction of a New Bridge. This Corridor Is High-Risk to Flooding and Eligible for Protect Funds. The Improvements That Qualify Include: Recon. Of Failing Slopes with Engineered Slopes; Scour Protection, Underpinning Structures; Rehabilitating Stone Arch Culverts to Repair Storm Damage. A Number of the Existing Culverts Will Receive a Complete Relining of the Interior of the Culvert or a New Structurally Sound Concrete Floor. The End Result Will Be a Corridor That Is Fortified to Resist Scour, Undermining and Overtopping for Decades to Come. These Improvements Will Also Significantly Reduce the Long-Term Maintenance Responsibilities Needed to Keep This Corridor in Good Working Order. Infra Funding Improvements Include Removing Substandard Geometry, Increasing Safety and Maintaining a Vital and Robust Interstate Connection for This NHS and Critical Rural Freight Corridor. Additional Project Improvements Are Being Funded with CRP Funds. They Include a Traffic Signal and Dedicated Turn Lanes at the Darkwater Road Intersection and Improving the Existing Signalized Terry Rich Boulevard Intersection. Its Improvements Include the Installation of a Cctv at the Darkwater RD Intersection, Installation of a Weather Monitoring Station at the Projects Lower Elevation Area to Complement Existing Weather Stations Along I-81 at Higher Elevations, Installation of Two Digital Messaging Boards Along the PA 61 Approaches to I-81 and Installation of One Solar Powered Dynamic Curve Warning Sign.