ST.clair to frackville reconstruction

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) was awarded a $26,265,275 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant will support a comprehensive reconstruction and improvement project on State Route 61 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Key activities include full-depth pavement reconstruction, safety enhancements, culvert and retaining wall rehabilitation, bridge design and construction, slope stabilization, roadway realignments, installation of traffic signals and ITS devices, and ADA curb ramp upgrades. This multi-faceted effort aims to enhance mobility, safety, and connectivity along this critical transportation corridor. The grant was awarded on September 5, 2023.

Project description

This partial design/build project involves full depth pavement reconstruction, safety improvements, reconstruction and/or rehabilitation of eight culverts and four retaining walls, design/build bridge, slope stabilization, roadway realignments, design/build temporary signal, its devices, traffic signals, sign structure, design/build ADA curb ramps and miscellaneous construction as indicated on the approved drawings included in the bid package for state route 61, section 14M, in schuylkill county, townships of new castle, bltyhe, ryan & west mahanoy, boroughs of saint clair and frackville from segments 0432/0433 offsets 0342/0342 to segments 0470/0471 offsets 0908/0908, from segment 0470 offset 0908 to segment 0490 offset 0824 and from segments 0490/0491 offsets 0824/0827 to segments 0500/0500 to offsets 0016/0016.