Macarthur road resurface

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received a $1.8 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on September 14, 2021. The grant funding will support the Highway Planning and Construction program's CFDA #20.205 objective of preserving and improving highways by resurfacing a section of MacArthur Road (PA 145) in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Work will be performed from a quarter mile south of Grape Street to PA 329 in North Whitehall and Whitehall Townships, and will include milling, paving with a superpave asphalt mixture, concrete patching, base replacement, crack sealing, guide rail updates, pavement markings, ADA ramps, and other miscellaneous construction activities. As the awardee, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will oversee usage of the federal funds to complete the specified roadwork through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Project description

Macarthur road (PA 145) resurfacing from a quarter mile south of grape street to PA 329 in north whitehall and whitehall townships, lehigh county. This project involves the treatment of the mainline and associated ramps with milling, super pave asphalt mixture design, scratch course, concrete patching, flexible base replacement, crack-seal, guide rail updates, pavement markings, ADA ramps and other miscellaneous construction items