The following is a compilation of the most frequently asked questions and the answers for the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) Project.

The purpose of this project is to reduce congestion, provide for future growth, and improve safety for users of the Routes 11/15 and 147 transportation network between the end of the Selinsgrove Bypass and the interchange between PA Route147 and PA Route 45 through the separation of through/regional and local traffic with particular attention to trucks. Without the CSVT project, traffic on Routes 11/15 in Shamokin Dam Borough is projected to grow from 52,700 vehicles per day to 101,500 vehicles per day in the year 2030. Safety is of particular concern because over a five year period, approximately 1,000 accidents occurred in the study area and involved 22 fatalities. Although trucks comprise 13% of the traffic, they are involved in 46% of the accidents.

Mr. John Elwell, P.E., Consultant Liaison Engineer, at 888-878-2788 [For more information click here to view "When Your Home is Needed for the Highway Project."

For your convenience payments will be processed as quickly as possible.  Before you receive payment, however, you are responsible for providing the Commonwealth with a clear and marketable title.  Any liens, mortgages, judgments, taxes or other obligations with regard to your property must be satisfied either prior to or at the time of settlement with the Department.

Once an agreement has been reached, payment can be expected within four to six weeks.  No property owner will be required to move until he or she has received payment of Just Compensation or until it has been made available to him.  PENNDOT will forward the payments as quickly as possible to aid you with your relocation process.

If your entire property is needed for a highway project, you will be offered its current Fair Market Value, determined by the appraisal process, as Just Compensation.  If only a portion of your property is needed, you will be offered the difference between the value of the whole property and the value of the part remaining.

In addition to the Fair Market Value for your property, you are also entitled to the following benefits:

1. All fees incidental to the transfer of your property to the Department.

A Right-of-Way Representative will personally present you with a written offer for your property.  PENNDOT operates under a written one-offer policy in order to achieve uniformity throughout the project.  Each owner is treated on the same basis, and each claim is settled on its merits rather than on the negotiating ability of the parties.  You will be offered the amount determined by the appraisal process.  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation cannot, by law or by our policy, offer you less than Estimated Just Compensation for your property.

If you do not believe that the appraisal offers “Just Compensation”, and if you can provide factual information pertaining to the value or damage of your property, which was not available to the appraisers, PENNDOT officials will gladly review the appraisal.

For your convenience payments will be processed as quickly as possible.  Before you receive payment, however, you are responsible for providing the Commonwealth with a clear and marketable title.  Any liens, mortgages, judgments, taxes or other obligations with regard to your property must be satisfied either prior to or at the time of settlement with the Department.

Once an agreement has been reached, payment can be expected within four to six weeks.  No property owner will be required to move until he or she has received payment of Just Compensation or until it has been made available to him.  PENNDOT will forward the payments as quickly as possible to aid you with your relocation process.