The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reopening indoor facilities at an additional five rest areas statewide.
Sixty-one emergency and critical highway and bridge projects will resume, according to PennDOT which postponed construction projects statewide on March 17, when Governor Tom Wolf provided coronavirus mitigation guidance.
PennDOT has been gradually reopening selected rest stop facilities after an initial closure of all thirty on March 17. On March 24, a selection of 23 rest areas were reopened, including 13 in critical locations with portable restrooms and hand washing facilities. On March 27, PennDOT decided…
UPDATE: The road has reopened as of 2:30 p.m., 3/26/2020
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reopening indoor facilities at 23 select rest areas across Pennsylvania to all motorists, including the 13 facilities in critical locations that were reopened March 18 with portable restrooms and handwashing facilities.
UPDATE: 1:20 p.m., Rt. 220 has reopened.
PennDOT Update as of 7 p.m. -- Route 6 in Standing Stone Township, Bradford County, is now open.
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Montoursville, Pa. – Motorists in north central Pennsylvania are advised that the Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will be pre-treating major roads in advance of the winter weather forecast. Anti-icing trucks may be seen along high-volume roads in the PennDOT District 3 region in Brad…
March 20, 2020 Update: Route 1033 (Laning Creek Road) between the intersections of Crowley Hollow Road and Old Sawmill Road in Wysox Township, Bradford County is now closed due to an active embankment failure.
As long as the weather allows it, a regional road crack sealing project on roadways in Columbia, Lycoming, and Northumberland Counties will resume on Monday, March 16. A daylight traffic pattern will be set up in locations throughout the roadways listed using flaggers. Motorists passing thro…
Montoursville, Pa. – A regional crack sealing project on several local roadways in Columbia, Lycoming and Northumberland counties will resume on Monday, March 16, 2020, weather permitting.
Motorists in Lycoming county are advised both lanes of Route 44 (Main Street) are closed between Baer Street and Allegheny Street in Jersey Shore Borough, Lycoming County. A tractor trailer crashed into a utility pole causing the utility pole and wires to fall onto the roadway.
The enforcement of the statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) program will begin this week, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC).
Montoursville – A regional crack sealing project on several local roadways in Lycoming and Columbia Counties will resume on Monday, March 9, according to PennDOT. The work will be weather permitting.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has dedicated $487.5 million in payments for liquid fuels in 2020, which will be used to help certified municipalities maintain roads, streets, and bridges.
Montoursville – An informational meeting for the State Route 220 Safety Improvement Project will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company, 4147 North Route 220 Highway, Linden.
Motorists are advised that East Third Street will be closed between State Street and Basin Street in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County, beginning Monday, March 2.
Harrisburg, Pa. – Due to potential whiteout conditions later this evening, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising motorists that it may impose restrictions on certain trucks and other vehicles on roadways in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Montoursville – A contractor is scheduled to work along Route 220 southbound, near the overpass where Route 220 southbound crosses over the West Fourth Street exit ramp in Woodward Township on Thursday, February 27.
Montoursville – Travelers on Interstate 80 westbound in White Deer Township, Union County, are advised of a planned lane restriction due to a soil remediation project that will take place Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020.
Montoursville, Pa. – Motorists who travel Route 220 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, are advised of a lane restriction due to a soil remediation project that will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
Montoursville, Pa. – Motorists traveling on Interstate 180 are advised that survey work will be occurring on Monday, February 17, 2020 in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.
