South Main Street Work In Washington Is Underway

PennDOT says the scheduled restrictions and closure of a portion of South Main Street between Park Avenue and East/West Prospect Avenue in the City of Washington  is underway.  Monday, There will be daily single-lane restrictions in place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and traffic will be controlled by flaggers.  Then, starting Monday, July 13 and running through the end of September the area will close to traffic beginning at 6:00 a.m.  Crews will be doing saw cutting and preparation work for the closure of South Main Street. During the closure, crews will demolish the existing concrete box culvert under South Main Street and replace it with a new cast-in-place concrete box culvert. Additional work to be performed includes drainage repairs/replacement, new inlets, and new asphalt roadway pavement.  The work includes excavation of the existing concrete box culvert, installing a new pre-cast concrete box culvert, full-depth asphalt road replacement and concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalk replacement. This work is part of the Catfish Creek Bridge Replacement Project.