Roadway Realignment
THE PROJECT
The complex project area of SR 0022 at Canoe Creek contained safety concerns including limited sight distance, multiple intersections with substandard geometry, and other conditions in need of improvement. In addition, Canoe Creek State Park and the Lower Trail, two adjacent recreational destinations for hikers, fitness walkers, and bicyclers, did not have a pedestrian-safe connection.
This project involved construction and intersection improvements along an approximately one-mile segment of SR 0022 in Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania.
Erdman Anthony was selected to provide construction observation and documentation for the project.
FEATURES/SOLUTIONS
The work included realignment of the SR 2022 intersection to form a four-way intersection with SR 0022 and SR 1011 (Turkey Valley Road) and a realignment of SR 1011 (Beaverdam Road) to form a T-intersection with SR 0022.
Other project features included:
- Widening along SR 0022 to accommodate left-turn lanes at the reconstructed intersection
- Replacement of a two-span concrete bridge with a single-span concrete bridge carrying SR 0022 over Canoe Creek
- Replacement of a concrete box culvert with a precast-concrete box culvert carrying SR 0022 over an unnamed tributary of Canoe Creek
- Construction of a precast-concrete box culvert to carry the realigned SR 2022 (Juniata Valley Road) over an unnamed tributary of the creek
- Construction of approximately half a mile of new shared-use trail and a trail underpass serving as the Lower Trail Extension
- A pedestrian underpass below SR 0022, near the realigned intersection of SR 1011 and SR 0022
IMPACTS
The project features have created safer conditions for motorists, pedestrians, hikers, and bicyclists. A half-mile of new shared-use trail and a trail underpass have connected the existing trailhead for the Lower Trail (Flowing Spring Station) to nearby Canoe Creek State Park.