Montoursville, PA – A four-year reconstruction project continues this week on Route 199 in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County. The 2.6-mile project is located .44 miles north of the intersection with Route 1056 (Front Street) in Athens Borough to the intersection with Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) at the New York state line in Sayre Borough. The project begins at the New York state line and works south.
Beginning today, Tuesday December 12, 2023 through Friday, December 15, 2023, the contractor, Kriger Construction, Inc., along with sub-contractors, will be performing pipe inspections and miscellaneous construction operations throughout the project limits, weather permitting. Motorists can expect single lane conditions with flagging.
Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays in travel, and drive with caution through the work zone.
Kriger Construction, Inc., is the prime contractor on this $16.5 million, four-year roadway reconstruction project. The project is expected 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.
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Contact: Kim Smith, kiasmit@pa.gov or 570-368-4344
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