State Route 26/Jacksonville Road Betterment Project
State Route 26 - Jacksonville Road Betterment Project - Starts Monday, November 4
The Jacksonville Road Betterment (26/147) will reconstruct and widen SR 26 to maintain and support the State roadway network. It will feature 11-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders. The project was bid on Thursday, August 22, 2024, with Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College, PA, named the apparent low bidder at $8.6 million. Construction on that phase will begin in the 2026 construction season.
***The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that excavation work on its Route 26 betterment project to reconstruct and widen the roadway will start Monday, November 4. This companion project to the high-speed connector between Interstates 80 and 99 will support the regional freight economy and improve the reliability of roadway travel through the region.
The excavation work, consisting of clearing and grubbing vegetation and select tree removal, will impact traffic on Route 26 between the westbound interchange of Interstate 80 and Walt Road. The contractor will implement short-term lane closures during daylight hours.
PennDOT said work to reconstruct and widen the roadway will not begin until the 2025 construction season.
Overall work on this project includes increasing the lane and shoulder width of Route 26, reconstruction of the existing roadway, drainage improvements, guide rail installation, and miscellaneous construction. Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College, PA, is the contractor on this $8.6 million project. PennDOT anticipates project completion in the fall of 2026. All work is weather-dependent.
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