SR 0022-B08 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

OCTOBER 2009

Major construction on Section B08 was completed in September 2009.  All road closures and detours have been lifted and the permanent median barriers are in place.  Please go to the Photographs link to view photos of the completed section.

August 2009: Major construction is finishing up and the existing lane restrictions will be removed in September.  All road closures or detours have been lifted.  Construction activities consist of finishing the construction of the median barrier, islands, and driveway access construction.

JUNE 2009: Progress continues with the reconstruction and widening of U.S. Route 22, Section B08 in Westmoreland County from S.R. 981 in New Alexandria to S.R. 982 in Derry Township. Approximately 4.3 miles of Route 22 will be reconstructed with four new concrete traffic lanes with a median divider, new drainage, and several jug handles to allow traffic to switch directions between westbound and eastbound lanes. 

Concrete paving of the eastbound lanes was completed in Fall 2008 and traffic has been shifted onto it.  Single lane traffic will be maintained eastbound and westbound.

Construction of B08 has been proceeding as anticipated since the project began in 2006.  In May 2009, the traffic patterns were altered to accommodate the current phase of construction.  As of June 2009 all of the concrete for Rt. 22 Mainline has been poured.  The work in now focusing on pouring the islands and median barriers.  Nearly all of the side road improvements have been completed with only Ten School Road and Boones Road still closed to traffic.  No other road closures or changes in traffic patterns are anticipated until the project is completed in September 2009. 

Please use caution while traveling through the construction zones.