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The Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT), in cooperation with the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), plans to reconstruct U.S. Route
22 from west of the S.R. 0982 intersection in Derry Township
Westmoreland County to Township Road 968 intersection in Derry
Township Westmoreland County.
The proposed project consists of the upgrade of the
existing U.S. Route 22. This portion of the U.S. Route 22
reconstruction will upgrade S.R. 0022, Section B09 from a
three and four-lane facility to all four-lanes with provisions
for a fifth turning lane at appropriate locations. In general,
the improvements will widen the roadway to two lanes in each
direction. A concrete median barrier will be constructed and
left turns will be restricted to areas where openings in the
concrete median barrier are provided. The distance between
openings in the median barrier, where turnarounds can be
negotiated, will be at approximately 2 mile intervals. A traffic signal
will be installed at the Route 22/982 intersection.
Progress continues along S.R. 0022, Section B09 in
Westmoreland County following the approval of Preliminary
Design. PennDOT and the project team are
proceeding with the Final Design including utility
coordination, right-of-way plans, roadway plans, traffic
control plans, traffic signal plans and structure plans.
DESIGN FIELD VIEW
A Design Field View meeting was held on May 13, 2003 on
site. During the meeting the Preliminary Design plans were
presented for review. PennDOT/FHWA approved the Preliminary
Design plans on July 11, 2003. The project team is currently
working on the Final Design plans.
UTILITY
COORDINATION MEETINGS
A Utility Coordination meeting was held at the Derry Township
Municipal Building on May 19, 2006.
The purpose of this meeting was to present final design
plans to the affected utility companies and to assist them
with any additional information they may need to perform their
final relocation designs.
Each of the affected companies received Final Design Plans
prior to the meetings for their review. Areas of concern were
discussed with each representative. Relocations will be
evaluated on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the clear
zone requirements are met, as well as access requirements of
the utility companies.
RIGHT-OF-WAY PLANS
The final right-of-way plans will be submitted to PennDOT
District 12-0 in the near future. Currently, right-of-way is
being acquired for the project.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
A re-evaluation of the Environmental Assessment began in
April 2003 and was approved December 1, 2004.
The original Environmental Clearance was received February 24,
1999 for S.R. 0022, Sections B07, B08, B09, B10, Salem and
Derry Townships, Westmoreland County, PA.
PUBLIC PLANS DISPLAY
Public
Plans Display Recap
As work to improve U.S. Route 22
in Westmoreland County continues, PennDOT District 12-0 and
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a Public
Plans Display for the S.R. 0022, Sections B09 and B10 projects
on August 13, 2002 at the Derry Area Middle School in Derry
Borough, Westmoreland County.
The purpose of the open house meeting was to inform the
community about important design elements of both projects,
including the placement of median barrier and the location of
turn lanes, signalized intersections and jughandles to enhance
safety and mobility, and to provide an opportunity for
community input.
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS MEETING
Following the Public Plans Display, a special meeting was
held for Emergency Service Providers on August 28, 2002 in
Derry Borough, Westmoreland County. The purpose of the
meeting was to present current plans for both the S.R. 0022
Sections B09 and B10 projects to the local emergency service
providers, and to solicit their feedback on the proposed
improvements.
For details on the content and results of these meetings,
follow this link .
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