The state Department of Transportation invites the public to view the plans for a project to repair areas on four roads located in Crawford, Forest, Warren, and Venango counties.

The project aims to correct and support the ground conditions underneath and adjacent to areas that are considered poor and experiencing various levels of failure which have resulted in declining road conditions.

The proposed work at each location will vary based on the needs and improvements will include either stone-filled gabion retaining walls or installing interlocking metal pieces to form an underground support system, also known as sheet piles. Proposed work at each location may also include roadway repairs and paving, guardrail and drainage updates, and cutting and clearing shrubbery.

In Elk Township, state crews are to work on Scandia Road (Route 1013) between Atkins Drive and Webbs Ferry Road. The project will include sheet pile installation. Traffic will be controlled with temporary signals and is expected to be in place for one month.

Work is expected to start during the 2026 construction season and end during the 2027 construction season.

The anticipated construction contract cost is between $1 million and $2.5 million for all four projects. The projects will be paid with federal funds designated for diminishing the effects of natural disasters, such as areas prone to flooding and landslides. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Grant program provides funding to ensure surface transportation resilience to natural hazards including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure.