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    Route 199 Reconstruction Project Continues in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County

    June 20, 2024

    Montoursville, PA – A four-year reconstruction project continues next week on Route 199 in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County. The 2.6-mile project is located .44-mile north of the intersection with Front Street (Route 1056) in Athens Borough to the intersection with the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 17) at the New York state line in Sayre Borough. The project begins at the New York state line and works south. ​

    Starting on Friday, June 21, 2024, and continuing the week of June 24, 2024, Main Street (Route 199) will be closed to northbound traffic between Spruce Street and Cooper Street, while the contractor, Kriger Construction, begins work on this full depth pavement reconstruction project. Work includes new pavement, drainage improvements, utility relocations, sidewalk and curb improvements, ADA curb ramp installations, traffic signal upgrades, driveway adjustments, signing and pavement markings and other miscellaneous construction.

    Detour information:

    • Northbound cars will follow a .78-mile detour using Walnut Street, North River Street, and East Orchard Street. 

    • Southbound cars will be maintained in the work zone.

    • Truck traffic will follow a 7.7-mile detour using Route 220 and Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway).

    Motorists should be alert, slow down, through the work zone.

    Kriger Construction, Inc., is the prime contractor on this $16.4 million, four-year roadway reconstruction project. The project is anticipated to be completed in the Fall of 2024.

    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 alerts 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 CONTACT: Maggie Baker, 570-368-4202 or magbaker@pa.gov​

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