Section C10

Project Description

The proposed project involves improvements to a five (5) mile portion of S.R. 0021, Section C10 in German Township. The project begins at the intersection of S.R. 0021 and S.R. 0166 near Sweet Pea's Food Mart and extends east to the intersection of S&T Drive (T-475) near the Citgo Service Station. Due to the high volume of traffic and concerns over safety, several major improvements were proposed for this section. Major improvements within the section include widening the two (2) lane roadway to a four (4) lane facility, installing a minimum 18-foot paved median with a concrete median barrier, and the construction of several jughandles. The C10 project is in the Preliminary Engineering Phase, which will establish horizontal and vertical geometry and generally determine required right of way limits for an Environmental Study.

 

  

 
 

Eastern Project Terminus

  

Western Project Terminus
     

 

    

History of S.R. 0021

The original S.R. 0021 corridor was constructed in 1939 and was realigned and improved in 1953 to the existing two-lane reinforced concrete facility.  At that time, additional right-of-way was purchased for future construction.  The legal right-of-way is 120 feet in width and is centered on the outside edge of the westbound travel lanes.  As a result of continual traffic congestion, the corridor has been upgraded at key intersections to maintain safe traffic flows.  Three (3) locations within the project limits were widened to four-lanes since 1953.  These areas are located near the S.R.0021 (Furman Highway) / S.R.0166 (PA 166) / S.R.3012 (Leckrone Road) intersection, the S.R. 0021 (Furman Highway) / S.R. 3013 (McClellandtown/Lambert Road) intersection and the S.R. 0021 (Furman Highway) / T-456 (Bukovitz Farm Road on the north & Messmore Road on the south) intersection.  All the widening occurred to the north of the existing facility.