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Weather Alert
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED “WEATHER BRIEFING UPDATE #4” 12052024.0194
A cold front will bring the potential for scattered to numerous snow showers/squalls north/east of the I-80/I-99 interchange this morning. Snow squalls will be possible across NW PA into Friday morning. Lake effect and upslope snow is ongoing and is expected to continue through Friday night. Snowfall amounts exceeding 6” are most likely west of I-99 and north of I-80, with lesser amounts farther south and east. Westerly winds will gust 35 to 50 mph now through Thursday evening before tapering off into Friday morning.
Important Changes: Minor changes to snowfall amounts, timing of snow squalls this morning and wind speeds.
For more information, see attached briefing or view it online at https://www.weather.gov/media/ctp/Briefing/briefing.pdf.
Wm. Dennis Buttorff
Emergency Manager
West Branch Emergency Management Association, Inc.
Bank Stabilization Project
Embankment Stabilization Project Continues on Route 44 in Lycoming County
Montoursville, PA September 6, 2024 – Motorists are advised that a two-year embankment stabilization project continues on Route 44 between Route 973 and Waterville in Cummings Township and between Route 220 and Torbert Lane in Watson Township, Lycoming County.
The embankment stabilization project continues on Route 44 between 0.5 mile to 2 miles south of Waterville in Cummings Township.
The week of Sunday, September 8, 2024, the contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, will continue work on the guide rail stabilization and soldier pile areas. Work on guide rail stabilization areas include excavation and installation of guide rail stabilization material. Work on the soldier pile walls include drilling through the soil into the bedrock, installing, and cementing beams and concrete wall tiles to stabilize the embankment.
Traffic Impacts
- Temporary barrier has been installed along the center line starting approximately 0.5 mile to 2 miles south of Waterville in Cummings Township.
- Two temporary signals will be installed throughout the work zone and are in full operation mode.
- Motorists can expect single lane conditions with flagging where work is being performed.
- An 11-foot width restriction is in place.
Work on Route 44 between Route 220 and Torbert Lane, Watson Township.
- Week of Monday, September 9, 2024, the contractor will be performing shoulder back up between Route 220 and Torbert Lane in Watson Township. Work will be performed during daylight hours.
- Starting Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the contractor will begin to install new guide rail throughout the newly resurfaced area. Work will be performed between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Traffic Impacts
- Motorists should expect single lane conditions with flagging where work is being performed.
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., is the prime contractor for this $9.3 million embankment stabilization project administered through a partnership between EQT Production Company and PennDOT. Work includes stabilization of 18 embankment areas using a combination of geosynthetic reinforced soil, soil nailing, and soldier pile and lagging walls. Additional work includes paving, line painting, and guide rail upgrades. Traffic will be maintained using single lane with a combination of temporary traffic signals and flagging where work is being performed. Motorists should expect traffic delays and wait times where work is being performed. Work is anticipated to be completed by the summer of 2025.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District3.
Information about infrastructure in District 3 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D3Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
Watson Township PennDOT Detour Notice
We have a bridge project on SR 4001 (Little Pine Creek Road) in Pine Township, Lycoming County due to the flooding. The detours are currently being set up and will be up for a unknown amount of time. The bridge is being evaluated to see what all needs done. The structure crosses Little Pine Creek. SR 4001 will be closed to through traffic during construction and will be detoured along the route indicated in the attached document. (Map of Detour)
The Detour starts at the intersection of SR 4001 and SR 287 to SR 973 to SR 44 concluding the detour at the intersection of SR 44 and SR 4001.
Please let me know that you received this and if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.
Thank you,
David Baker|EIT
PA Department of Transportation
715 Jordan Avenue|Montoursville PA 17754
Phone: 570-368-4207
Email: [email protected]
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NOTICE: The currently posted fire risk level is ONLY updated when the level changes.
Fire Danger is expressed using these levels
LOW – Fuels do not ignite readily from small firebrands although a more intense heat source, such as lightning, may start fires in duff or light fuels.
MODERATE – Fires can start from most accidental causes, but with the exception of lightning fires in some areas, the number of starts is generally low.
HIGH – All fine dead fuels ignite readily and fires start easily from most causes.
VERY HIGH – Fires start easily from all causes and, immediately after ignition, spread rapidly and increase quickly in intensity.
EXTREME – Fires start quickly, spread furiously, and burn intensely. All fires are potentially serious.
DCNR Wildfire Information:
Wildfires in Pennsylvania
The greatest danger of wildfires in Pennsylvania occurs during the spring months of March, April, and May, and the autumn months of October and November. In Pennsylvania, 99 percent of all wildfires are caused by people.
Certain conditions are necessary for a wildfire to occur:
- An available fuel source, such as dried grass or leaves
- Dry conditions, including low relative humidity
- An ignition source — some way for the fire to start
The first two factors occur most frequently in Pennsylvania during spring and autumn. As the spring sun climbs higher in the sky, days become longer and warmer.
The trees are bare during this time, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor, warming the ground, and drying surface fuels.
Coupled with strong and dry spring winds, this leads to a tremendous amount of combustible fuels.
During autumn, leaves turn color and begin to fall, accumulating in a deep, fluffy layer that creates a fire hazard.
The third factor, an ignition source, also frequently occurs during these periods.
Watson Township 2024 Meeting Schedule
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