For first time in about two years — PennDOT officials were out in public Thursday with plans for the State College Area Connector Project. The controversial highway project looks to connect Potters Mills to Boalsburg about 8 miles away. The current route between the two is 322, which sees a lot of traffic.
Locals have raised concerns about which pieces of land, like farms, would be impacted by the project. An Open House was held in Centre County, with three possible alignments that were displayed — and experts were available to answer questions and listen to feedback.
See video for comments from Eric Murnyack, Assistant District Executive for Design, PennDOT District 2.
Officials say they’re hopeful to have the project narrowed down to one alignment by early next year. This followed by a couple years of environmental permitting. The construction phase itself is not expected to begin until around 2030.
