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PennDOT, EMTA and City of Erie outline projects, outreach, new buses and a pavement pilot
Summary
PennDOT District 1 briefed the TAC on I‑79 paving, twin bridge and Peachtree widening schedules; PennDOT central office announced an April 30 municipal outreach session. EMTA announced delivery of five fixed‑route buses to accelerate diesel replacement and asked for TAC input on its transit development plan. The City of Erie described a pilot high‑friction surface treatment and its road monitoring program.
PennDOT District 1 and other agencies provided project updates and outreach information to the MPO TAC.
PennDOT District 1 described several near‑term projects: an I‑79 paving project from north of the Edinboro exit to Hershey Road (advertisement underway; bids due by the end of the month), twin bridge work over the railroad south of Route 5/12th Street in final design with anticipated May advertisement and a June letting, and a Route 5 bridge in Harbor Creek in final design with anticipated April advertisement. The Peachtree widening project (Dorn to Robinson) is completing preliminary engineering and right‑of‑way work; the transcript notes an interchange study for 26th Street over I‑79 is in consultant review and may go to public comment later in the year.
Julia Cornell (PennDOT central office) said the District 1 municipal outreach session will be April 30 from 9–11 a.m., offered in person in Oil City and online.
EMTA reported it will add five new fixed‑route buses over the next few months as part of a transition away from diesel power, putting the fleet near a roughly 60% non‑diesel level. EMTA staff asked TAC members to complete a consultant survey for the transit development plan and offered assistance to municipalities on transit issues.
Jeff Gibbons of the City of Erie described an asphalt‑preservation pilot plan that would use a high‑friction surface treatment (referred to in the meeting as 'Recomite') and the city’s use of RoadRunner sensors and daily PCI scoring to guide paving decisions. Gibbons invited TAC members to a site visit to see comparison strips of treated pavement.
A member of the public offered thanks for upcoming PennDOT projects and encouraged residents to view completed work once construction finishes.
