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    Centre County Bridge Replacement and Detour Begin June 2

    June 01, 2023

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reminding area motorists that a detour will begin tomorrow for a bridge replacement project along Route 1002 (Marsh Creek Road) in Centre County.  The bridge spans Marsh Creek, about one mile northeast of the village of Romola. The detour will go into effect on Friday, June 2, when the bridge is closed to traffic. The detour will use Route 1001 (Howard Divide Road) and Route 150, and will be in place until August 27. The route will be posted with signage while in effect.

    Replacing the bridge will allow PennDOT to remove a weight limit posting of 26 tons for single vehicles and improve the structure's rating from "poor" to "good." Built in 1953, the existing bridge is 98 feet long and carries an average of 437 vehicles daily.

    Overall work includes the removal of the existing bridge, building its single-span concrete replacement, approach paving, guide rail installation, drainage improvements, pavement markings, and miscellaneous items. Nestlerode Contracting Co. of Lock Haven, PA, is the contractor on this $2.6 million project. PennDOT anticipates completion in mid-September, but all work is weather dependent. Work activity after the detour is lifted will be done under traffic.

    Motorists are encouraged to "Know Before They Go" by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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 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 in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.gov/District2.

    Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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    Contact: Marla Fannin, mfannin@pa.gov or 814.765.0423

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