Addressing Tamaqua's Traffic Congestion
Addressing Tamaqua's Traffic Congestion
ANDY LEIBENGUTH/TIMES NEWS Pictured at the intersection of Center Street (SR-309) and Spruce Street are PennDOT contractors with Bruce & Merrilees Electric. They are utilizing special sideways boring methods to dig under the road, limiting the effect on traffic flow during the long project.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation started work yesterday on its six-month Tamaqua Central Business District Improvement Project on SR-209 and SR-309 in Tamaqua.
The project is designed to help improve safety and mitigate traffic congestion in downtown Tamaqua and will include traffic signal upgrades, railroad/emergency services traffic signal preemption devices, pedestrian signal upgrades, new curb ramps, new signs and traffic control sensors in the central business district of the Tamaqua Borough.
The work will take place on SR-309 between Spruce and Elm streets, and on SR-209 between SR-309 and Greenwood Street. Motorists will experience sporadic daytime lane restrictions.
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