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    Emergency Flood Repairs Continue on Little Pine Creek Road in Lycoming County

    September 13, 2024

    Montoursville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources provides an update on Little Pine Creek Road (Route 4001) and Little Pine State Park in Cummings Township, Lycoming County.

    Emergency Repairs
    On Friday, September 13, 2024 through Saturday, September 21, 2024, the contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, will continue the emergency repairs on the Carsontown Bridge and the section of Little Pine Creek Rd (Route 4001) between Carsontown and English Center.  Rock scour protection work has been completed, and subgrade elevation has been established. Channel restoration and base repairs began today. September 12, 2024 and paving is scheduled to begin Thursday, September 19, 2024. Little Pine Creek Road is tentatively scheduled to reopen on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

    Glenn O. Hawbaker is the prime contractor for this emergency flood repair project. Work includes repairing the substructure of the three-span Carsontown Bridge, full depth roadway reconstruction, slope and scour protection, debris and deposition removal, guiderail resetting, base repairs and shoulder backup. 

    Little Pine State Park
    All facilities at Little Pine State Park are now open. The lake has reopened to boating. Sections of the Carsontown Trail and Lake Shore Trail remain closed. Crews continue to clear flood debris.

    The beach and boat concession are closed for the remainder of the season. Visitors are asked to use caution and stay out of areas that flood debris remains. For additional information please visit Little Pine State Park or call 570-753-6000.

    Traffic Impacts

    • Little Pine Creek Road (Route 4001) between Carsontown Road south of the bridge and Big Buck Lodge Lane north of the bridge, Pine Township. A detour using Route 287, Route 973, and Route 44 is in place.
    • Motorists who are traveling to the Little Pine State Park Campground using Route 287 south should use Route 287, Route 973, Route 44, and Little Pine Creek Road.

    Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays in travel and drive with caution.

    Anyone who drives around barriers intended to close a road can face increased penalties if emergency responders are called to rescue motorists who disregard traffic control signs.

    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 local accounts on X.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, and Columbia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District3.

    Information about infrastructure in District 3 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D3Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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    MEDIA CONTACTS: Kim Smith, PennDOT, kiasmit@pa.gov  
                                      Wesley Robinson, DCNR, werobinson@pa.gov ​


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