Indiana, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting motorists to an upcoming bridge replacement with a detour along Porterfield Road in Banks Township, Indiana County.
May 30 through September 1, 2023, Porterfield Road between Church Road and Glen Campbell Road will be closed for the replacement of Straight Run Bridge #2.
This project will be a full bridge replacement with a 13.3-mile traffic detour. For the detour, motorists will travel west from the closure 1.2 miles on Porterfield Road to the stop sign. Go straight at the stop sign (Porterfield Road will now be Canoe Ridge Road) and travel for 1.6 miles. Turn right onto Dombs Hill Road and travel for 1.4 miles to a stop sign. Turn left onto Union Hill Road. Travel Union Hill Road for 1.0 mile to the stop sign. Veer right at the stop sign onto Johnsonburg Road. Travel Johnsonburg Road for 3.0 miles to a stop sign and turn right onto Hemlock Lake Road. Continue on Hemlock Lake Road for 3.6 miles and turn right onto Glen Campbell Road. Travel Glen Campbell Road for 0.1 mile and turn right onto Porterfield Road for 1.2 miles to reach the eastern side of closure.
Kukurin Contracting of Export, PA will be doing the replacement work on this $971,000 project.
The project is estimated to be completed in November 2023.
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