Drainage pipe, sewer line work scheduled along Atherton Street in State College

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) – PennDOT has provided an update on the Atherton Street Project schedule for the upcoming week.

During the week of May 6, crews will install new drainage pipes on Atherton Street in State College between West Irvin Avenue and Center Lane between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Flaggers will be in the roadway to provide traffic control at the Westerly Parkway intersection between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. as needed.

Crews will also begin work on the sewer lines between Curtain Road and Railroad Avenue on Monday. Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., eastbound traffic heading towards North Atherton Street will be shifted into the center lane.

Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control as needed on these dates at these locations:

• Monday, May 6, a crew will install new traffic poles at the intersection of College Avenue and Westerly Parkway.
• Tuesday, May 7, a crew will activate the new traffic signals at the intersection of Atherton Street and Beaver Avenue.
• Thursday, May 9, a crew will transfer Intelligent Transportation System equipment from the temporary signal poles to the new signal poles at both of the aforementioned intersections.

The contractor will keep one lane open to traffic in each direction when not working. The previously implemented pedestrian detour with posted signage will remain in effect.

PennDOT is urging drivers to build extra travel time into their schedules or consider alternate routes as construction may cause delays in traffic.

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