Wolf administration reviews 2021 construction season for Mercer County

OIL CITY, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) marked the completion of the 2021 construction season and the 55 projects that had active work take place during the season in District 1.
Mercer County is among the counties represented in District 1. There were 13 active projects in the county this year including the following:
-I-80: Repairing pavement and updating pavement markings as needed on the first 15 miles of the highway in Lackawannock, East Lackawannock and Shenango Townships. The contract cost is $2.8 million. Work is expected to be completed in 2022.
-Route 19: A betterment project that includes resurfacing and radii improvements in Mercer Borough and East Lackawannock, Springfield and Coolspring Townships. Additionally, the project will include the bridge replacement in East Lackawannock Township. The contract cost is $3.3 million.
-Route 258: Resurfacing of 10.55 miles of roadway in Coolspring, East Lackawannock and Jefferson Townships, as well as Clark and Mercer Boroughs. The contract cost is $2.9 million.
-Route 173: Roadway widening and reconstruction near the Route 58 intersection in Grove City Borough. The project also includes pavement restoration, curb, sidewalk, ADA curb ramp improvements and drainage and signage upgrades. The contract cost is $2 million.
"When PennDOT completes a project, whether big or small, it is making an investment in the communities across the state. Doing this at the highest level means balancing the needs of the interstate, national highway, secondary and local networks," Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf said.