Summer in Pennsylvania means one thing: roadwork.
In the Norwin community, several major infrastructure and paving projects are set to begin this summer that will affect daily commutes.
Fourteen roads in North Huntingdon are scheduled for milling and resurfacing as early as late June, according to the township’s website. The project will cost just over $1 million and will be completed by Derry Construction Co.
Roads impacted include Stillwell Drive, Center Street, MacArthur Lane, Meade Drive, Bradley Drive, Frieda Drive, Rebecca Street from McKee Road to Frieda Drive, South Whitmore Drive, Drop Road, Seminole Drive, Coulterville Road from White Oak to South Versailles Township, Norwin Avenue, Northview Drive from Washington Avenue to house No. 2109, Ronda Court from Route 30 to Mills Drive, and McKee Road from Clay Pike to Robbins Station Road.
An additional 16 roads are set to receive a rejuvenation treatment designed to extend pavement life by about five years. The process — called bituminous road rejuvenation — is minimally disruptive and will cost about $72,000.
Portions of Mickanin Road, Robbins Station Road and Tomco Lane will receive a reinforced seal coat alongside asphalt joint and crack sealing, a project valued at nearly $143,000.
A portion of Route 30 crossing through Irwin and North Huntingdon also will be resurfaced. That work is part of a larger $11.3 million PennDOT resurfacing project that will address roads across Westmoreland County.
In Irwin, the Colony Drive bridge remains closed, forcing local drivers to detour via an uneven, pothole-filled side path to access the Core Event Center and the Walnut Ridge Townhomes from Route 30. Bridge construction is not yet scheduled because funding has not yet been secured.
In North Irwin, the Fourth Street Bridge replacement is set to begin in the coming months, though it will not be completed until November 2027. The total project cost is estimated at $5.9 million.
The original bridge was closed in 2014 and demolished in 2023 after it failed inspection. Plans to replace it have been in the works for a decade.