Roadwork: Pike County bridges and roads included in state highway improvements
| 15 Apr 2025 | 12:39
The Shapiro Administration has announced 52 new transportation improvement projects to improve 169 miles of roadway and 305 bridges in Northeastern Pennsylvania this year, including projects in Pike County. Photo illustration by via unsplash.com.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) last week announced 52 projects anticipated to start during the 2025 construction season and the 95 projects that will continue in 2025 in the Dunmore Region in northeastern portion of the commonwealth.
PennDOT anticipates investing more than $300 million in the region spanning the Dunmore region, which includes Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
“Our transportation system is more important than ever. Much of our infrastructure is more than 50 years old,” said PennDOT Engineering District 4 Executive Richard N. Roman. “As we near 1 billion in highway and bridge improvements over the past three years, we continue to invest in our roadways and bridges, as they are essential to the vitality of our state and country.”
Overall within the Dunmore Region, the work will include:
• 169 miles of roadway improvements.
• 305 bridges will be addressed.
• 490 miles of seal coat.
• 1,287 miles of crack sealing.
• 1,143 miles of shoulder cutting.
Notable projects that are expected to begin this year in Pike County include:
• Bridge rehabilitation on Route 447 in Greene Township.
• Bridge rehabilitation on Route 6 in Matamoras.
• Bridge rehabilitation on Route 390 in Greene Township.
Notable projects continuing this year in Pike include:
• Bridge rehabilitation on Route 209 in Milford Borough.
• Interstate roadway reconstruction on I-84 (Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway) from milepost 40 to Exit 46 (Milford).
• Interstate roadway reconstruction and bridge replacement on I-84 (Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway) from the Palmyra Rest Area to Exit 34 (Lords Valley/Dingmans Ferry) in Palmyra and Blooming Grove townships.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District4.
Information about infrastructure in District 4, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D4Results.