The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced Cottles Asphalt Maintenance, Inc., of Everett, will partially reopen the recently closed (Mount Hope) Intersection by Friday, August 21, as well as continue with the previously implemented detours on Frankstown and Clapboard Run Roads, for continued work on the Route 3024 (Frankstown Road) intersection improvement project in Adams and Richland Townships, Cambria County.   On Monday, August 24th, the contractor will continue work on Route 3024 (Frankstown Road), just past the intersection of Route 3024 (Rager’s Hill Road), Route 3033 (Solomon Run Road), and T-320 (Mount Hope Road).  The continued closure of Route 3026 (Clapboard Run Road) will allow for construction of a new alignment intersection of Route 3024 (Frankstown Road) with Route 3026 (Clapboard Run Road), as well as other drainage and driveway tie-in changes within this work area.  At this time, T-357 (Harteis Road) will no longer be accessible from the Route 3026 (Clapboard Run Road) side due to work associated with a newly constructed cul-de-sac on T-357 (Harteis Road).   Detour routes will vary for motorists, depending upon the direction being travelled. Appropriate signs will continue to be posted and motorists are advised to use caution, pay close attention and obey the posted roadway closure and detour signs. Delays should be expected at times when travelling through the area.    Overall work on this project consists of intersection improvements at the previous five-leg intersection of Route 3024 (Frankstown Road/Rager’s Hill Road) and Route 3026 (Clapboard Run Road), Route 3033 (Solomon Run Road) and T-320 (Mount Hope Road). Work includes roadway reconstruction, mill and overlay, guiderail and drainage upgrades, storm water management ponds, retaining wall construction and other miscellaneous construction as needed.   All work on this $2.4 million project is expected to be completed by November 2020. All work is weather dependent.   Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the job-site, and relevant training.   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 regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.   Subscribe to Penndot news in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties at www.penndot.gov/District9.    Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAAltoona.   Media contact: Monica R. Jones, 814-696-7105