Work begins this month on third phase of Sharon road project

Staff report

SHARON, PA.

Work is to begin later this month on the third phase of an improvement project designed to make state Routes 718 and 760 in Mercer County a safer, more efficient and more attractive travel corridor, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.

Phase three of the project will extend over the 2017 and 2018 construction seasons and focus on a half-mile-long section of Routes 718 and 760 (South Dock Street).

The 2017 work is expected to begin March 20 and be completed by Oct. 30.

The contractor is Kirila Contractors of Brookfield. The contract cost is slightly more than $4.1 million, which is to be paid entirely with federal funds.

Routes 718 and 760 will remain open for southbound traffic throughout the construction, but will be closed to northbound traffic. A detour for northbound traffic will be posted using state Route 18 and East State Street (Route 3008).