Valley Brook Intersection Improvements Starting Later This Month

A multi-million dollar construction project on Valley Brook road will begin later this month, township officials said.

Motorists will see an improvement at the state Route 19 and Valley Brook Road  intersection in Peters Township starting May 22.

Work will begin then to reconstruct and upgrade the intersection to help alleviate congestion.

Township Manager Michael Silvestri said about 11,000 vehicles travel through the intersection each day.

A state Department of Transportation spokeswoman said the work will also improve the safety of this intersection and improve the flow of traffic through the Route 19 and Valley Brook Road corridors.

The work consists of roadway realignment of the intersection and work on four structures that include two bridges and two retaining walls in Peters Township. 

During construction, Valley Brook Road and Old Washington Road will be detoured using Mayview Road, Boyce Road and McMurray Road.

In addition, there will be periodic lane closures on Route 19 so that the contractor can tie in the new ramp realignment and the install new traffic signals.

Silvestri said the township is also working to identify throughways that motorists will use as short-cuts, and plan to install signage in those area.

"We know people will find other ways to get around during the construction," he said.

The project is expected to be completed in late July 2014.

Silvestri acknowledged that there would be headaches for motorists and businesses in the area.

"It's a project that needs to be done," he emphasized. "And I think people realize that."

The contractor on this $4.9 million project is Gulisek Construction Co.