MILESBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is continuing replacement work on the Route 144 bridge in Milesburg that spans the Jersey Shore Railroad tracks.
Area drivers can expect short delays on Monday, Feb. 27, as concrete barrier is set on the project. The barrier will channel traffic away from workers and allow PennDOT to maintain two-way traffic during the project.
Drivers should anticipate intermittent delays and traffic stoppages as barrier is set. Drivers need to remain alert for flaggers in the roadway during Monday’s work, which will take place during daylight hours.
Once barrier is in place, the current three-span bridge will be removed and half-width construction will then begin on a new, single-span bridge.
All work is weather and schedule dependent. Swank Construction Company LLC of New Kensington, Pa., is the contractor on this $4 million project. The new bridge is expected to be complete in late October.
Drivers are reminded to move through work zones with caution, obey posted speed limits and always buckle up.
Drivers can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA Web site.
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