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The Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation contracted with Hempt Bros., Inc.,
of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania to make improvements at the Interstate 81
Exit 44 Interchange at a cost of $36,967,275. The contractor reconstructed the existing dual bridges carrying Interstate 81 over
Allen Road (Route 465), reconstructed existing ramps, and built a new
ramp. The project also included reconstructing and widening Allen
Road between Walnut Bottom Road (State Route 3023) and Route 11 (Ritner
Highway). Other
roadway improvements took place along Walnut Bottom Road, as
well as Ames Drive (T-712), True Temper Drive (T-713), Alexander
Spring Road (T-469), East Commerce Avenue (T-410), and Logistics
Drive. The dual
spans of I-81 were reconstructed under a multi-staged sequence
and allowed for the construction of a new connector ramp for
vehicles to travel northbound on I-81 from southbound Allen Road.
Since the new connector ramp is completed, vehicles are no longer
required to turn left from Allen Road onto the ramp to northbound
I-81, but are using the new ramp on the right to merge onto
northbound I-81 with an improved acceleration merge lane.
 The roadways and bridges
were constructed under multi-staged construction in order to
minimize the impact to vehicular travel through the work zones .
The contractor began
construction in early April 2009. The overall project was completed
in the Fall of 2011. |
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