Drivers are reminded that starting September 2, 2025, the Bayfront Parkway (Route 4034) will be closed between Sassafras Street Extension and Holland Street, including the State Street intersection in the City of Erie, Erie County.
“The closure is expected to start before the morning commute on Tuesday, so it is important that commuters who typically use the parkway to plan now for how they will travel starting next week,” said PennDOT District 1 Executive Brian McNulty. “As for all the destinations along Lake Erie, they will remain accessible through the entirety of the closure via Sassafras and Holland.”
Visitors can access the hotels, restaurants, and facilities along the waterfront by using West Front Street Extension or East Front Street. Safety improvements have been made to the roads, including speed humps, high visibility crosswalks, and temporary traffic signals. Additionally, pedestrian flashing beacons and signals will be installed in the coming weeks.
A detour for through traffic on the Bayfront Parkway will be posted using Route 5 (12th Street) and Greengarden Boulevard.
The Bayfront is expected to be closed for approximately one year. In connection with the work, State Street will be closed between Second Street and East Front Street.
During the closure, major work on the Central Bayfront Parkway Project will be completed, including the reconstruction of State Street and the parkway to create a grade-separated intersection with lanes to take through traffic beneath the intersection, shorter at-grade crosswalks across the parkway, and new traffic signals. Work will also be done near Holland Street to prepare for the construction of a roundabout and pedestrian bridge at that intersection.
Additional information on the Central Bayfront Parkway Project, including renderings, and videos, is available online at penndot.pa.gov/bayfrontparkwayproject as well as in the project Facebook group.
Questions and comments about the project can also be submitted by email to BayfrontProject@pa.gov.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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 1,000 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 website.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.
Information about infrastructure in District 1, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D1Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Jill Harry, 814-678-5035 or jharry@pa.gov