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Expect delays: Two road work projects underway in Greene County
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Two months-long road projects in Greene County will require motorists to exercise some patience this construction season.
On Monday, Route 21 in Franklin Township between Elm Drive and Airport Drive/Murtha Way shifted to a single lane of traffic in both directions so workers can start patching concrete and repairing pavement and inlets throughout the area.
The same day, drivers who use Clarksville Road, between Castile Run and Pitt Gas roads in Jefferson Township also needed to find a new route.
Both closures, recently announced by the state Department of Transportation, are part of multi-million dollar road improvement projects in the area.
The Route 21 work, just east of Waynesburg, includes concrete patching, dowel retrofit, cross stitching, spall and mountable curb repair, milling and resurfacing, high friction surface treatment, inlet tops replacement, guide rail, signal upgrades, delineation, and signing.
The full job is anticipated to continue through October.
The Clarksville Road project, which runs through August, involves slide repair work.
Despite the recent flooding issues in Greene County, the project was pre-planned work, said Adam J. Smith, an engineer with PennDOT.
“The project will consist of benching and placing rock in designated benching area, reconstruction of roadway within the slide areas, milling and paving of tie-in on either side of the slide, drainage work within the slide areas and updating guide rail and signs,” he said.
“Benching” is a slope stabilization technique, and Smith said in this case it describes how the existing ground will be excavated.
Those who use Clarksville Road in Jefferson Township will take posted detours using Castile Run and Chartiers roads, Pine Street, Jefferson Road and Route 88.