Old State Route (Route 3014) in Washington Township, Erie County will be temporarily closed beginning next week as work continues a pipe replacement project.
A 11.5-mile detour will be posted using Sharp Road (Route 3025), Route 6N, Route 699, and Oliver Road.
The detour is expected to remain in place for approximately one month.
PennDOT urges motorists to slow down when driving in work zones, and also to be alert to changing conditions, avoid distractions and to pay attention to signs and flaggers. Drive responsibly in work zones for your safety and the safety of the workers.
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.
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Contact: Saxon Daugherty, 814-678-7095 or sadaughert@pa.gov
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