Commissioners from Cambria and Indiana Counties and supervisors from Indiana County laid out their objections to hauling pyritic rock from the Skytop area of Centre County to the Strongstown area of Indiana County.

The plan calls for that acidic rock to be mixed with alkaline flyash from a power plant and placed in an old stripmine site.

The company that's applying for a state permit to haul the flyash to the dumpsite now says it will list several alternate routes to haul the flyash to the Strongstown dumpsite when it applies for its permits. That would mean trucks will be able to avoid a one-lane bridge in the village of Dilltown, something area residents were very upset about.

The Department of Environmental Protection is currently determining if the plan to dump acid rock from the Interstate 99 project meets environmental requirements.

PennDOT hopes to begin hauling the acid rock from Skytop this summer. If that happens, officials believe they will be able to finish the clean up around the same time next year.

The I-99 project is a highway designed to link this region to Philadelphia and started nearly two decades ago.

Stay with Channel 6 News for continuing coverage.

Previous Stories: February 27, 2006: Acid Rock Residents Look To Governor For Help February 23, 2006: Are There Other Options For Acid Rock Disposal? February 23, 2006: DEP Secretary Responds To I-99 Rock Controversy February 16, 2006: School Districts Respond To PennDOT's Proposal February 15, 2006: Channel 6 News Continues Investigation Into PennDot's I-99 Proposal February 15, 2006: DEP Reviews Acid Rock Permit February 15, 2006: PennDot's Proposal For Indiana County February 14, 2006: Residents Tell PennDOT What They Think Of Acid Rock Plans February 9, 2006: Penn DOT, DEP Answer Questions About Acid Rock Clean Up February 7, 2006: Local Residents Steaming Over Acid Rock February 6, 2006: Indiana County Residents To Speak Out On Acid Rock February 1, 2006: Indiana County Residents Don't Want Acid Rock January 31, 2006: Acid Rock Problem Solved? October 21, 2005: DEP Believes It Has Found More Acid Rock In Centre County